Few people know a special transducer emits Evil Zionist Alpha waves that cause enemy combatants to study Torah.
Posted on 01/16/2010 7:47:53 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
France has adapted the Israeli Heron TP UAVs to serve as a Predator substitute, until a new design can be developed in France. Equipped with a powerful (1,200 horsepower) turbo prop engine, the 4.6 ton Heron TP can operate at 45,000 feet. That is, above commercial air traffic, and all the air-traffic-control regulations that discourage, and often forbid, UAV use at the same altitude as commercial aircraft. The Heron TP has a one ton payload, enabling it to carry sensors that can give a detailed view of what's on the ground, even from that high up. The endurance of 36 hours makes the Heron TP a competitor for the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper (or Predator B), which is the same size as Heron. The big difference between the two is that Reaper is designed to be a combat aircraft, operating at a lower altitude, with less endurance, and able to carry a ton of smart bombs or missiles. The French variant of the Heron TP is called Harfang ("Eagle"), and three were purchased a year ago, and sent to Afghanistan last Summer. Since then, the three UAVs have spent 1,400 hours in the air. That's actually quite low, coming out to about one sortie a week per aircraft. There have been technical problems with the Harfang, and much of the time, only one of the three were available for service. The Harfang usually flies missions of less than 24 hours.
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Few people know a special transducer emits Evil Zionist Alpha waves that cause enemy combatants to study Torah.
The french also spent extra money to have special smoke machines added that write “We Surrender” over enemy territory.
Where do the French use UAV’s? Anybody know?
Equipped with a powerful (1,200 horsepower) turbo prop engine, the 4.6 ton Heron TP can operate at 45,000 feet. That is, above commercial air traffic, and all the air-traffic-control regulations that discourage, and often forbid, UAV use at the same altitude as commercial aircraft. The Heron TP has a one ton payload, enabling it to carry sensors that can give a detailed view of what's on the ground, even from that high up. The endurance of 36 hours makes the Heron TP a competitor for the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper (or Predator B), which is the same size as Heron.Thanks sonofstrangelove.
After reading the article, I don’t understand why the French are having technical problems.
If the UAV’s work for the Isrealies then why can’t the French make them work?
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