To: TommyDale
So, they have figured out how to filter shoulder fired missiles by terrorists? How does one go about firing a shoulder fired missile from a little boat in the North Atlantic, hitting a large plane at altitude, causing it to explode? I'm sure I'm missing something, but that scenario would seem to surpass the operational capabilities of every MANPADS I'm familiar with.
11 posted on
06/26/2007 8:47:41 AM PDT by
Alter Kaker
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To: Alter Kaker
TWA Flight 800 was just off Long Island, not in the North Atlantic.
13 posted on
06/26/2007 8:49:48 AM PDT by
TommyDale
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To: Alter Kaker
It wasn’t “at altitude,” it was below 14,000’; it had just taken off minutes before. Furthermore, it was asked to delay climbing to give vertical clearance to another aircraft, so it was even lower than it could have been given the time since takeoff.
27 posted on
06/26/2007 9:31:16 AM PDT by
coloradan
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To: Alter Kaker
How does one go about firing a shoulder fired missile from a little boat in the North Atlantic, hitting a large plane at altitude, causing it to explode? I'm sure I'm missing something, but that scenario would seem to surpass the operational capabilities of every MANPADS I'm familiar with.TWA800 was at 13,800' msl.
TWA800 was just off the southern coast of Long Island.
Given your ignorance of the facts about exactly where TWA800 was at the time of the explosion, I would seriously question any knowledge you may possess about the operational capabilities of any MANPAD.
35 posted on
06/26/2007 10:04:43 AM PDT by
Ol' Dan Tucker
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