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To: barf
I have no financial interest in TWA 800 whatsoever. I'm just interested in facts rather than opinion, something I'm not getting much of by reading your posts.

A test missile with dual homing guidance system? Again, is this your opinion or do you have some evidence other than mysterious emails? And as a matter of fact I am familiar with the radar suites on British subs, at least as they were when TWA 800 crashed. I was in the Navy, remember? British subs use a Kelvin/Hughes Type 1006 or 1007 surface navigation radar (U.S. subs use a BPS 15 or BPS 16 navigation radar). These radars are not capable of target tracking. For that they would need any one of our target tracking radars, like an SPS-49 or SPG-51D (I won't even bring Aegis into this, their fixed array system is the size of a garage door). The other radars use an antenna similiar to that of the SPS-49

Did your witness see anything like this on the sub? Which raises another question. TWA800 crashed shortly after dark. How did your witness see a black submarine sail on a dark ocean at night?

A P-3 has 10 external weapons points. Their rated capacity is 750 pounds. They are incapable of carrying the kind of load you claim.

Now how about you? What kind of interest do you have in TWA 800 that makes you cling to such a ridiculous theory when you don't seem to have anything but uninformed conjecture and mysterious emails to back it up?

139 posted on 12/08/2001 5:14:11 PM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: Non-Sequitur
You'd best do a little research on towed targets. Things appear to have changed since you were an Ossifer. Try Clicking HERE and read all about just one of the systems that you say is impossible.
140 posted on 12/08/2001 5:36:01 PM PST by acehai
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To: Non-Sequitur
And, from the same site, a little information on the system approved for Lear 35 and 36 aircraft that you were concerned about....

Model RM-30A1 Reeling Machine Launcher The RM-30A1 represents the state-of-the-art in high performance reeling machine equipment. The primary feature of this upgrade to the RM-30A series of machines is the complete elimination of all pneumatic and hydraulic systems. The RM-30A1 operates exclusively on electric power and remains compatible with all aircraft on which the original RM-30A systems have been qualified. This revised machine is even simpler to maintain than its predecessor and retains all the original machine's automatic reeling functions, enabling the tow aircraft pilot to operate this machine with minimal interference to his normal cockpit workload. The RM-30A control panel is retained for the RM-30A1, providing a selectable, digital display of towline length and tension.

The RM-30A1 has an advanced ram-air turbine power unit that produces 30 percent more horsepower than the RM-30A. This enables average reeling speeds of up to1,800 FPM. The spool can hold up to 9,150 meters (30,000 ft.) of stepped towline. The RM-30A1, RM-30A, and its derivatives, the RMK-35 (AGTS-36), and RM-30B are currently in use worldwide including the United States, Japan, Korea, France, Taiwan and England. These machines are readily adaptable and certifiable with other tow aircraft.

Key Features Two-way reeling system, permitting recovery and reuse of tow targets

Certified for use with Learjet 35 & 36, Falcon 20, Astra SPX and IL-28 aircraft

Microprocessor Logic Control Module (MLCM) provides dependable "user defined" system control and features automatic, power-up self-test of the RM-30A1

Redundant towline cutters Compatible with NATO standard 14" ejector rack lug spacing

Available with left, right or centerline mounted saddle launcher enabling easy configuration to meet differing aircraft needs with respect to ground clearance and aircraft

Optional video kit available to monitor target recovery

STC's awarded by FAA, U.K. CAA, Japan CAA,, Israel CAA, Taiwan CAA, French DGAC and Canadian CAA.

CHARACTERISTICS PERFORMANCE Reeling Tow Aircraft Speed (MAX) Average Towline Speed (User Defined) Final Recovery Speed (User Defined) 180-250 (Typical 220 KCAS) 1800 FPM User defined (Typical 120 FPM) Towing Tow Aircraft Speed (MAX) As limited by aircraft and towline. ELECTRICAL Operating Voltage Current (MAX Reeling) 28 DC 10 AMP MECHANICAL Suspension Lugs 14.0 inch Spacing 30.0 inch Spacing MS3314 MK 3 MOD O Spool Volume (MAX) 2500 IN3 Towline Length (0.082 Dia) 26000 ft. (Up to 30,000 ft. of MDS stepped towline.) Weight approx. 900 lbs. with launchers and 30,000 ft. towline

141 posted on 12/08/2001 5:56:38 PM PST by acehai
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To: Non-Sequitur
I understood that this is a forum where we can individually send stuff up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes. You may be God but I'm not. I wasn't in the Navy. BTW, John Paul (Jones) was in the Navy too but what are your chances of being buried in the crypt at the Naval Academy chapel? You speak/write with a forked tongue. You tell me that you will no longer pay any attention to me but do the reverse as if it is an uncontrollable impulse. If I don't know the facts why do you pay any attention to me? How can you claim that everything is impossible? Why should impossible things get you so angry? Better to ignore such things. When I read the absurd, I pay no attention to it. You should be able to find more exciting things to do with your life. I think that the truth is that you are afraid of the facts. Reminds me of the time that I told a poster that I figured out where all of the triggers were on the first atomic bomb and he felt that people shouldn't know this information. All of our potential enemies know but we aren't allowed to know? I read the number of them and knew immediately where they were relative to one another. This is one reason why I don't fear Usama bin Laden and his atomic bomb. His bomb wouldn't vaporize absolutely anything.
142 posted on 12/08/2001 8:15:31 PM PST by barf
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