Nike Has Their Own Air Force And Futuristic Air Base
Built in 2002, Nike’s corporate hangar is aptly named Air Hangar 1 (a reference to their iconic Air Force 1 shoe) and can sustain flight operations to any of the six continents where the company’s employees and subcontractors work. The facility is capable of sheltering three full-size business jets, while also offering amenities like a gourmet kitchen, a fitness center, a lounge and lavish meeting spaces.
At 40,000 square feet, Air Hangar 1 is an alcazar for aircraft and a palace for passengers. The facade is reminiscent of a Tetris game, with blocky, angular surfaces joining to create a strong, purposeful presence. Inside, Air Hangar 1 is quintessentially modern, with soaring glass and crisp interior treatments.
As fantastic as it is, Air Hangar 1 only constitutes part of Nike’s footprint at Hillsboro Airport. Roughly a decade after opening their first hangar, Nike’s fleet of aircraft outgrew their original fortress of flight. In 2014, a new structure rose adjacent to Air Hangar 1 for the private use of Nike’s billionaire co-founder, Phil Knight.
Officially named Ochoco Private Hangar and occupying nearly 30,000 square feet, Knight’s personal hangar is large enough to house two massive private jets. Ochoco is also the name of a National Forest in Central Oregon. Maybe money is growing on those trees?
(Jalopnik.com)
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Another Way Our Gov't Is Wasting Time & Money
Backing into your driveway may soon be illegal in one US city
Proposed Ordinance Is Latest Squabble Over Parking
The latest example of overzealousness in the parking-enforcement realm comes from Jacksonville, Florida, where city council members are mulling an ordinance that would make it illegal for residents to back into their driveways and park facing the street, unless their license-plate information was visible.
The proposal is intended to help city inspectors enforce rules that prohibit residents from storing cars that don't work on their property, reports The Florida Times-Union. Right now, the city's efforts to prevent such blight have hit a snag – with cars parked backward, they can't read the license plates and issue the citation.
So the current proposal would mandate that car owners either park their cars with their rears showing toward the street or, for cars backed into a driveway, the license-plate information must be displayed in two-inch-tall letters that can be seen from the street.
(AutoBlog.com)
Proposed Ordinance Is Latest Squabble Over Parking
The latest example of overzealousness in the parking-enforcement realm comes from Jacksonville, Florida, where city council members are mulling an ordinance that would make it illegal for residents to back into their driveways and park facing the street, unless their license-plate information was visible.
The proposal is intended to help city inspectors enforce rules that prohibit residents from storing cars that don't work on their property, reports The Florida Times-Union. Right now, the city's efforts to prevent such blight have hit a snag – with cars parked backward, they can't read the license plates and issue the citation.
So the current proposal would mandate that car owners either park their cars with their rears showing toward the street or, for cars backed into a driveway, the license-plate information must be displayed in two-inch-tall letters that can be seen from the street.
(AutoBlog.com)
Monday, July 6, 2015
They See Me Rollin' - Aston Martin Edition
Aston Martin’s $2.3 Million Vulcan
Naturally aspirated, 800-horsepower 7-liter V12 engine will run from 0-60 in less than three seconds and achieve a top speed in excess of 200 mph.
(CavemanCircus.com)
Naturally aspirated, 800-horsepower 7-liter V12 engine will run from 0-60 in less than three seconds and achieve a top speed in excess of 200 mph.
(CavemanCircus.com)
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