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Old 26th March 2012 | 18:47
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riverrock83
 
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A laser isn't going to work due to too many false positives (birds, litter, small animals) and runways are rarely level (so long beams aren't practical).

Also a laser on a plane would have difficulty knowing the difference between an up slope and another plane. Plus if an obstacle is within visual range, then a pilot can take action anyway.

Your link is to a system that scares birds using fairly low intensity beams of light. It doesn't have an aiming or detection system built in.
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