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Base to test laser-shooting planes: Modified aircraft to track, destroy missiles
LA Daily News ^
| Jun 4, 2006
| JIM SKEEN, Staff Writer
Posted on 06/19/2006 9:20:57 PM PDT by demlosers
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To: Laserman
Tricky situation. Don't the lasers have to hit and superheat the fuel cells before they're expended?
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posted on
06/19/2006 11:56:03 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhauling is a sensible solution to mutiny.)
To: Laserman
Oh you have to remember reading about the space lasers we have. It went far better than the ones we strapped to the back of those turtles.
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posted on
06/20/2006 12:13:54 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: A CA Guy
jeeze this is very star trekkie...sorry but what space borne lasers...?? when did that all happen -- i must have missed it!
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posted on
06/20/2006 12:36:23 AM PDT
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
To: Irishguy
There were several articles about space lasers regarding us about half a year ago.
It suggested in the couple of articles I read that they were in possession now and were operational.
Capable of burning large areas or assassinating someone from space.
They were in the regular press, not the national enquirer.
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posted on
06/20/2006 12:42:15 AM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: demlosers
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posted on
06/20/2006 12:49:48 AM PDT
by
familyop
("Either you're with us, or your with the terrorists." --President Bush)
To: garbageseeker
Pinging... You might like to see this.
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posted on
06/20/2006 12:54:59 AM PDT
by
familyop
("Either you're with us, or your with the terrorists." --President Bush)
To: familyop
jeeze pretty stunning stuff...
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posted on
06/20/2006 1:02:17 AM PDT
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
To: A CA Guy
really look slike things are hotting up, if you will excuse the pun...
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posted on
06/20/2006 1:02:50 AM PDT
by
Irishguy
(How do ya LIKE THOSE APPLES!!!!)
To: Irishguy
"jeeze pretty stunning stuff..."
With some of the attitudes and alliances growing around this planet, technologies like that will most likely be helpful.
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posted on
06/20/2006 1:14:32 AM PDT
by
familyop
("Either you're with us, or your with the terrorists." --President Bush)
To: demlosers
So in a few years America's premier interceptor could be a 747.
Cool but not sure I want to be on board when they do a victory roll after a kill...
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posted on
06/20/2006 1:44:46 AM PDT
by
InABunkerUnderSF
(Enforce the 13th Amendment - Free the H-1Bs)
To: familyop
Thanks for the ping. Great stuff huh?
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posted on
06/20/2006 2:02:21 AM PDT
by
garbageseeker
(Gentleman, you can't fight in here, this is the War Room - Dr. Strangelove)
To: InABunkerUnderSF
How about putting one on a Global Hawk? Or another UAV? You can fly a mission, shoot a missile down, then switch over to another machine and get a fighter-bomber or two, then log off and go outside and sleep in your own bed. No chance of being a POW and being tortured or "show trials." The NKs and Iranians hate that already.
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posted on
06/20/2006 4:02:17 AM PDT
by
GAB-1955
(being dragged, kicking and screaming, into the Kingdom of Heaven....)
To: demlosers
I remember all the leftist academic sneers when Reagan announced research into the so-called "Star Wars" initiative. It was a waste of time, a waste of money, it would never work, ad nauseum.
Now, we have a laser defense which is overly large but workable. As with all developments, miniaturization will come next until a system will be fitted into a much smaller aircraft with even smaller, short range systems fitted into air to air combat planes.
That Reagan, what a fool!
To: JRios1968; phantomworker
Thanks for the ping JR, cause I've...........been on a plane before so this is right up my alley! ;op
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posted on
06/20/2006 2:04:33 PM PDT
by
Millee
(Tancredo 08!)
To: Millee; JRios1968
That was JR's way of saying how he relates to our luminescence.... ;o)
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posted on
06/20/2006 4:30:20 PM PDT
by
phantomworker
("I wouldn't hurt you for the world, but you are standing where I am about to shoot..."--Quaker quote)
To: phantomworker
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:12:18 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: JRios1968; Millee
Unan1mous Winner is Tarah Smith
While rumors have been circulating that Unan1mous was just one big Joe Schmo type set-up, the show proved to be exactly what it said it was.
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:26:44 PM PDT
by
phantomworker
("I wouldn't hurt you for the world, but you are standing where I am about to shoot..."--Quaker quote)
To: phantomworker
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:30:09 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: JRios1968
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:31:47 PM PDT
by
phantomworker
("I wouldn't hurt you for the world, but you are standing where I am about to shoot..."--Quaker quote)
To: phantomworker
Oh, my...watching a soccer game seems more interesting than that...
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posted on
06/20/2006 5:33:19 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
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