iirc El-Al has had IR counter measures for years...
Posted on 01/04/2008 2:30:27 PM PST by F15Eagle
DALLAS - Up to three American Airlines jets carrying passengers will be outfitted with anti-missile technology this spring in the latest phase of testing technology to protect commercial planes from attack.
An American Airlines spokesman said Friday that the test will determine how well the anti-missile system holds up under the rigors of flight.
The first Boeing 767-200 will be equipped in April or later, said the airline spokesman, Tim Wagner. American operates that Boeing model mostly between New York and San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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A sad commentary on the times we live in
“A sad commentary on the times we live in”
Not to mention a sad commentary on our immigration and vistor visa programs that let such people in.
I have a buddy who is on the engineering team for this system.
“A sad commentary on the times we live in”
Not to mention a sad commentary on our immigration and vistor visa programs that let such people in.
Flares or a AIRCMM type of system? If you are allowed to say that is.....
I could see flares being ‘exciting’ on a short final over a Las Vegas neighborhood in the summer, for example.....
I prolly shouldnt say
Good e’nuf.
I ‘ll keep an eye on Aviation Leak and Spy Technology to see what pops up.
Okey Doke
This technology for the most part has been around for years. Most US military aircraft have chaff and flares on-board to fool the missiles.
iirc El-Al has had IR counter measures for years...
Hard to do that when you have to park by the side of the road and unpack the RPG.
and 99.5% of the reason is one group and it ain’t the Amish.
Sad to say but that’s the way it came about and remains until this day.
fyi
You prolly shouldn’t.
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