BasicLuxury t1_je2ea2a wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:26 PM

Reply to comment by Joezev98 in Ukraine Defense intelligence shows insides of Shahed drones, which Russia uses to attack by DoremusJessup

Even being the Russian use case, Iran designed these as loiter munitions.

BasicLuxury t1_je1yz2j wrote on March 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Ukraine Defense intelligence shows insides of Shahed drones, which Russia uses to attack by DoremusJessup

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/good-wood-4915226

Article from 2003, but it does specifically mention wooden props for UAVs. You can run them into nets and recover the drone while only breaking a relatively cheap wooden prop.

I assume it's a similar problem WW2 Japan ran into. They tried cheapening and lightening kamikaze by removing the landing gear, but quickly found that if a plane couldn't find a target, then they would have to ditch, wasting the entire plane.

Note how these drones lack landing gear.

There's also other considerations mentioned in the article that may make wood better for this application, but I don't have information.

BasicLuxury t1_jdvao1k wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:43 PM

Reply to comment by -Gabe in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak

Oldest known aquavitae of brasii (malt/beer) 1495, does that mean Scotch? Some people have chosen to belive it does.

BasicLuxury t1_jdv8mnv wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:27 PM

Reply to comment by Taylo in Oldest tartan found to date back to 16th Century - A scrap of fabric found in a Highland peat bog 40 years ago is likely to be the oldest tartan ever discovered in Scotland, new tests have established. by ArtOak

It was some interview with Matt Pietrek. I can't remember the specific one. I might have been more about the specific product we call Scotch, than a general statement on distilling in Scotland.