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Fox: Commercial Pilots 'attacked' with laser
Fox News | Greta Van Susteren

Posted on 09/28/2004 8:12:49 PM PDT by ableChair

Greta Van Susteren reported that a Delta pilot enroute to Salt Lake City was lazed in the cockpit this last Wednesday. Only country I know that has that hardware (for lazing bomber pilots) was the Soviet Union. Pilot reportedly required medical treatment and this was not a minor injury (weak laser) wound. More will come out to tomorrow as this story hits the print press.


TOPICS: Breaking News; US: Utah
KEYWORDS: airlinesecurity; dal; kapitanman; laser
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To: MeekOneGOP
Cool. No worries, you just caught me at a, well, good time 'cause I just spanked all their arses

At the SAME TIME



and with half my brain tied behind my back.
521 posted on 09/29/2004 3:31:07 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: Cboldt

Yes, I'm funning' with you now because your arguments have been reduced to absolute absurdity and it's too hilarious to ignore. You absolutely CANNOT admit you're wrong on ANYTHING. You just keep setting YOURSELF up for it.


522 posted on 09/29/2004 3:32:24 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: ableChair
your arguments have been reduced to absolute absurdity and it's too hilarious to ignore.

Suit yourself. I won't bug you anymore.

523 posted on 09/29/2004 3:33:42 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: DB

Uhhh, look at your units. Delusional and circular. Radio Shack, black helicopter crowd. See my previuos posts.


524 posted on 09/29/2004 3:34:26 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: Cboldt
Suit yourself. I won't bug you anymore.

Dude, you guys are doing the equivalent of standing in front of a freight train roaring toward you and denying it exists. Yes, it IS hilarious.
525 posted on 09/29/2004 3:35:36 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: finnman69

GOOD POST !!! I was going to post some info on it, but you beat me to it.

FAS is reputable. Jane's is good. Periscope is another, good 'un.

Laser and other directed energy weapons are here to stay. Does anyone remember that little test where we knocked an artillery shell out of the sky?? heheheh Looks like some FREEpers are about 20-30 years behind on their military technology studies. PAC3 may have to step aside for some new goodies....

I bet in 10 or 20 years, someone will discover the "breaking news" of the anti-sniper (detection) equipment already being made (and deployed overseas) by a company in Cambridge, MASS (BBN)...... I hear there will be all types of UAVs soon (yawn)... hehehehe

We can knock artillery shells out of the sky, piece of cake, BUT.. "It's all fun and games 'til someone loses an eye!!"

Once again, good post.


526 posted on 09/29/2004 3:36:01 PM PDT by Bald Eagle777 (The only way to fight terrorism is to exterminate all of the terrorists..)
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To: Bald Eagle777

I'll check out the story. Sounds interesting.


527 posted on 09/29/2004 3:36:42 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: ableChair

Please pardon my spelling errors/typos...

I was in a hurry...


528 posted on 09/29/2004 3:37:44 PM PDT by DB (©)
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To: ableChair

Interesting aside, my radar detector goes off whenever I pass by a large airport. Not for radar, but the laser detector alarm.


529 posted on 09/29/2004 3:41:18 PM PDT by demsux
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To: DB
You lose again

ROTFLMAO...and...ROTFLMAO. That's all I can muster anymore...
530 posted on 09/29/2004 3:41:45 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: DB

Yea, like 'sited' for cited. But you seem to do that in every post. But I'll play nice :-)


531 posted on 09/29/2004 3:42:27 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: demsux

Interesting. That's the first I've heard of something like that but it doesn't surprise me.


532 posted on 09/29/2004 3:47:21 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: ableChair

You dig yourself deeper...

An attenuation factor of 0 is the ideal condition, not 1. Hence it is attenuation. Zero is the lowest possible attenuation.

The attenuation factor is tied to the unit length.

If the attenuation factor were in meter units, then you would calculated the overall attenuation on meter unit distances.

The referenced paper is using km units for the attenuation factor shown. Easily proven by calculating the 0.1 factor stated in reverse.

You've made a fool of yourself in public... Again...


533 posted on 09/29/2004 3:47:54 PM PDT by DB (©)
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To: ableChair

Ya, I thought something look wrong with the "sited"...

I can admit my errors, can you?


534 posted on 09/29/2004 3:50:21 PM PDT by DB (©)
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To: ableChair
Greta Van Susteren reported that a Delta pilot enroute to Salt Lake City was lazed in the cockpit this last Wednesday. Only country I know that has that hardware (for lazing bomber pilots) was the Soviet Union.

We built a similar system.

535 posted on 09/29/2004 3:51:14 PM PDT by Poohbah (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
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To: DB
An attenuation factor of 0 is the ideal condition, not 1. Hence it is attenuation

Oh really. Then who posted that 1 was "clear air"?

Circular and delusional. Read my previous posts.

Yea, I'm digging myself deeper and I'm such a big fool and I float. Whatever.
536 posted on 09/29/2004 3:51:58 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: abner
The Soviets did this during the Clinton years and Clinton just ignored it.

???????

537 posted on 09/29/2004 3:52:11 PM PDT by Poohbah (If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room.)
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To: DB
I can admit my errors, can you

Absolutely. In fact, you're the only one that gets the point here, apparently. Notice in my previous posts (do a search) that I did not initially claim your position was wrong. THATs why this is so funny. You guys are running on EGO. I said it SEEMED as if the attenuation HAD to be greater than you claimed, but I pointed out that I could be wrong. But some of you guys just HAD to throw your ego into this. THAT's what I'm making fun of there. You can concede points about the atmosphere without destroying your central argument, but your ego won't let you. So, YES, I can be wrong and MAY be wrong in my PERCEPTION about attenuation. I'm just not convinced of your position yet. As for the equation, I'm wondering about the alpha and how we would know what number to use in a 'normal' condition. But I digress.
538 posted on 09/29/2004 3:55:52 PM PDT by ableChair
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To: ableChair

You're the only one I saw posting 1 was for clear air.

And it isn't.


539 posted on 09/29/2004 3:56:54 PM PDT by DB (©)
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To: ableChair

It may be beyond a year ago, I come across so much material on this stuff. It COULD be the Russian "freighter" incident that other Freepers noted.

With so much attention being paid to WMD, WLD (what I call Weapons of Lesser Destruction) are not given the scrutiny they should. If I dig up the original article, I'll pass it along.

I think it was on www.military.com, but again, in this case I'm not sure of the source or even the exact date (my bad). This stuff gets to be one constant blur after awhile


540 posted on 09/29/2004 3:59:35 PM PDT by Bald Eagle777 (The only way to fight terrorism is to exterminate all of the terrorists..)
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