Eli Shayotovich

San Francisco Bay

Writer at Freelance

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How Kenworth Became Synonymous With American Trucking

1 week ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

It may sound unrealistic, but nearly every new heavy-duty, semi-truck (Class 8) sold in the United States (99.9% of them, in fact) comes from just seven brands, which in turn are owned by only four companies. A Class 8 truck is defined as anything with a gross vehicle weight (GVW) over 33,001 pounds, and aside from semi-trucks, includes vehicles like cement mixers, dump trucks, tour buses, and fire trucks.
Just How Long Was The Longest Flight In History? (And What Kind Of Plane Did They Use?)

1 week ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

In this day and age of high-tech autonomous drones and aircraft, an International Space Station (ISS) that circles the planet every 90 minutes and CEOs that board private rocket ships on the regular, you'd think that the longest sustained airplane flight in history would be a recent accomplishment. And it almost was. AdvertisementIn 2022, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by Airbus and flown by the U.S. Army stayed in the air for 64 days, 18 hours and 26 minutes.
Which Two Airplanes Completed The First Ever Aerial Refueling?

1 week ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

The Wright Brothers weren't the only contributors to the age of airplanes, and they may not even have been the first into the air on December 17, 1903, as they are often credited. Whether it was German immigrant Gustave Whitehead (in August 1901) or Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont (years later on October 23, 1906), they all played a significant role in making powered flight a reality.
Everything To Know About Toyota's $13,000 Pickup Truck

2 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Alex Hevesy |Eli Shayotovich

The Toyota IMV 0 concept truck was — like the "zero" in the name suggests — as basic as a vehicle gets.
Why Did US Warplanes Have Only One Roundel?

3 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

Roundels are circular emblems placed on the wings and fuselages of military planes that usually signify what country it's flying for. They were first used during World War I, when aerial dogfights involving many of the top fighter aircraft of the period took place in the skies. AdvertisementIn 1918, the U.S. Army Air Service began placing two of them on the top of the plane's wings and two on the bottom. The outermost circle was red, followed by a blue circle, with an inner white circle.
Why Is The 1949 Ford Called 'Shoebox?'

3 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

When World War II ended on September 2, 1945, the U.S. automobile industry hadn't built a single new civilian vehicle for almost three years. Why? In January 1942, the Office of Production Management mandated that all car makers, including Ford, cease selling, delivering, and producing civilian cars by February 22 and shift gears toward building trucks, jeeps, airplanes, tanks, and other equipment for the war effort.
Why Is The 1949 Ford Called 'Shoebox?'

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Eli Shayotovich

7 hours agoMazda Is About To Leapfrog Everyone When It Comes To EVsThe North American Charging Standard has just gone international. At the same time, Mazda shows that it will continue to have one of the strangest …8 hours agoThe visionary behind Waymo reveals what will make or break robotaxi companiesSebastian Thrun, a pioneer in the self-driving industry, looks at Waymo like a proud dad.
Why Did The US Navy Drop A Nuclear Bomb On Its Own Ships?

4 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

Finding answers to vitally important questions sometimes requires extreme, out-of-the-box thinking. During wartime, the stakes are often exponentially elevated and require a level of real-world practicality that would otherwise be unheard of, such was the case with Operation Crossroads.
What Makes A Motorcycle A Chopper?

4 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

Choppers were around before Peter Fonda, Jack Nicholson, and Dennis Hopper starred in the 1969 film "Easy Rider," where Fonda rides the now-famous "Captain America" chopper. The movie, however, most certainly made these custom bikes roar into popular culture.
Why Was The WW2 German Hummel Tank Called 'Bumblebee?'

4 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Eli Shayotovich

When most people today hear the word "bumblebee," they're prone to think of the black and yellow Autobot Camaro from the "Transformers" films and animated series. The particular Nazi bumblebee we're talking about here is not that, but ironically, it morphed from a number of different armored vehicles that came before it. One could say it was, in a very real sense, a transformative combat vehicle. AdvertisementThe Panzerfeldhaubitze s.F.H.18/1 (Sf) auf Geschützwagen III/IV Hummel, Sd.Kfz.