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Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

10th Nov 2008, 12:27

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L@ser attacks on Aircraft

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Posted By theothersimon

Bollocks. Sorry for the swearword, but I cannot...

Bollocks. Sorry for the swearword, but I cannot stand inflammatory statements like that. CD and DVD lasers are not high power. Not even close.

Go back and read my posting on the maths of eye...

Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

23rd Oct 2008, 09:41

Replies: 889

L@ser attacks on Aircraft

Views: 435,020

Posted By theothersimon

So let's do a calculation. For a handheld...

So let's do a calculation.

For a handheld laser pointed at an aircraft, let's work on the assumption that the eyeball is expose to the beam for 1/1000th of a second.

For visible light, for...

Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

23rd Oct 2008, 09:21

Replies: 889

L@ser attacks on Aircraft

Views: 435,020

Posted By theothersimon

CJ: No, because it is not a simple...

CJ:

No, because it is not a simple answer.

For obvious reasons it is very difficult to do research into the flux levels required to permanently damage human retinas. The best we can do is...

Forum: Safety, CRM, QA & Emergency Response Planning

19th Aug 2008, 10:46

Replies: 889

L@ser attacks on Aircraft

Views: 435,020

Posted By theothersimon

OK, so I'm not a pilot, but I do know a lot about...

OK, so I'm not a pilot, but I do know a lot about Lasers.

The issue here is with the small diode lasers that are sold as laser pointers, and as alignment lasers to the construction industry. The...

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