Laser threat defence
In light of the news on Monday about a laser attack on a Virgin 744, a few of us have just spent our lunch hour chewing over the issue.
Apart from the usual sentiments involving locking up the perpetrators and throwing away the key, we were asking ourselves whether there's any technology that could be used to protect flight decks against laser light?
Offhand, I can't think of anything - filtered lenses exist, but they're only effective if you know what frequencies you're designing for. Block the windscreens and go IFR immediately? - would work but degrades lookout immediately so contra safety for other reasons.
Does anybody have any bright ideas?
G