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rcav8r
29th Jul 2006, 01:11
Hello,
Could a rotorhead tell me what this device mounted on the belly is? They are sometimes opaque white instead.
http://imageigloo.com/images/6882DSC00023.jpg
Red Wine
29th Jul 2006, 01:20
We used them for a while before the Liquid Laser System was certified by the Atomic Energy Commission.
It’s a Gender Biasing Unit which is used extensively in areas of heavy infestation of the Amorphous Mosquito.
Simply it has a “Old” Technology Ionising Tube in the centre of the protective polychromic cylinder.
It basically renders the male Mosquito infertile………..same as the pilot !!!
It's an early version of the nightsun that uses glowworms :)
Phil
twinstar_ca
29th Jul 2006, 03:12
so THAT'S what they're for!!! :}
rcav8r
29th Jul 2006, 04:33
you guys are great help... <grin>
Maybe the antenna to relay the news on ground?
Creaser
29th Jul 2006, 08:42
The US military call this "Bin Laden fart finder"
It's proper German name is the Scniffarter.
Designed to detect odours given off by humans under stress.
Detection resolution is 1 part per million.
(Inside on the left you can see the electronic ignition)
Creaser
TheFlyingSquirrel
29th Jul 2006, 09:33
and there was me thinking it was the crew's popcorn maker !
lartsa
29th Jul 2006, 09:37
its a automatic donut maker [as used by most but not all us police forces ] the others have go and land at any dunkin donuts
Creaser - does it work under the Cole's Law gas principle?
Phil
ShyTorque
29th Jul 2006, 10:58
It's an early attempt at a bull**** detector, designed to help in newsgathering.
Unfortunately, it got overloaded and burned out as soon as it heard pilots talking.
Bronx
29th Jul 2006, 12:26
They are sometimes opaque white instead.
Yeah, the British army has just started using a mil spec version in opaque white.
The camouflage model cost too much.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/BronxNYC/Lynxdome.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/BronxNYC/Lynxdome2.jpg
topendtorque
29th Jul 2006, 13:16
I am sure that it is the real Dave Jackson, (AKA the Martian) - seen recently ‘elsewhere, not far from here’ practicing engine auto relights- you can see his legs inside the cage on the other side.
He stands in there, casts his critical optic over the peons below at nightime and operates as a contractor for the ‘govt’ that is gonna soon change their leader or bring in new tax laws.
The idea is to light up the night sky as a U-S-D (U.f.o. Simulator Device) that confuses and terrifies the masses and takes their mind off of the looming – Yeah -- looming terribilus.
Obviously with a name like ‘Jackson’, and a personna that pretends to be british dominican the British army has to be much smarter and house him away from prying eyes by using the opaque white dome.
Being a Martian he can see through all this camouflage stuff and quite enjoys sitting incognito whilst getting a big charge from a friendly generator while some British skeletal pawns (seen in NY in blue overalls) can be convinced to sit in the pilots seats where he can use their minds to ply - Ohms law.
What I would like to know is - how much is the contract worth??? Better than the looming NSW EMS contract I bet.
chopperdr
29th Jul 2006, 20:13
sorry, your all wrong, that is our mount in use to hold the cage. the part you dont see is the mouse. mice have incredible depth perception, the next use of this low cost sensor is a uav, the mice will be crew
dr
rudestuff
29th Jul 2006, 20:16
Yup, its definately for mice. you can even see little furniture inside.
Gaseous
29th Jul 2006, 21:48
Its a wallpaper stripper they couldn't fit in the boot.:}
SASless
30th Jul 2006, 02:38
Perhaps it is the MK-I Piegon Perch Oggin Bobber SAR Scanner system designed for the USCG.
Seems the piegons have a better set of Terms and Conditions in their contract and they must have a set amount of off duty time. The one snag to the MK I was they used Homing Piegons who found home fine but could not be enticed to return to work without an escort.
BlenderPilot
30th Jul 2006, 02:52
That is a High Definition TX Microwave Antenna Pod. It used to be solid black, but now they have made them in clear plastic and the reason for that is because that antenna has to continually point (track) the receiver, in that system sometimes tends to go strange places, so now that it is clear plastic the cameraman can, in flight, look at the antenna and see if it is pointing at the receive site. I once spent a considerable amount of time flying testing why the system wouldn't transmit as it should, only to find that the antenna was pointing always 40+ degrees in the wrong direction. But that was with the black cover.
More info here:
www.trollsystems.com/products_skylinkhd.htm
Desert Dingo
30th Jul 2006, 03:23
Aawww... that's blown it. And I was waiting for a good story that included thronomisters. :{
ShyTorque
30th Jul 2006, 07:41
Don't believe that website - look at the name of the company! It's a TROLL!
All the other explanations are far better :)
chopperdr
30th Jul 2006, 15:04
no, no, let blender pilot believe the website, obviously our disinformation campaign is working well.
dr
Head Turner
31st Jul 2006, 08:17
For so many years I was led to believe that helicopter pilots were bright, clever and technically educated. But, reading the blurb that has come forth I'm now not sure. So: whatever, the device shown above is the Mk2 version of the IR transmitter specifically designed to locate and track FNFs'. The Mk1 failed to track the FNFs' sufficiently accurately that the whole project was in turmoil. It was subsequently discovered that the remedy was to scrap the black outer protective cover and replace it with a clear polycarbonate one. The project team are now a far happier bunch and the results obtained and the success rate is most encouraging and sales of this device are outstripping the manufacturing base.
FNFs' are desireable objects which until now were tracked with the human eye. The limitations of the human eye are well known and these limitations were the basis of the technology that went into the design of the FNFTD.
A Mk3 version is in the pipeline which will be DGPS supported and linked to the national census data base. These improvements will ensure that the future of the FNFTD is such that it will give users years of trouble free location, tracking and we assume final satisfaction.
Free Naked Female Tracking Devices are not available at the present time on eBay.
topendtorque
31st Jul 2006, 11:15
Now I did think that 'Desert Dingo' was having us on with this thronomister talk, so bein a bit curious I asked old mate Google if he knew anything of it. Nothing in latin lead me around at all- and after selecting the first site - low and behold it has been referred to on pprune (jet blast) b4, so it must be true.
I still have no idea what it is. it mentioned qantas in the sad tale and as we know everything that comes out of qantas is definately true.
The best part of the old pprune thread was at the bottom of the page there was reference to a FNF piloting an R22 no less, so 'nigelh' and 'thomas coupling' ( who is mysteriously quiet of late) will have to beat that and quite obviously 'Head Turners' explanation would have to be the most plausible so far.
i agree with the bit about 'Blender' he must have been in Disneyland on his way back south in his new 407 when he thought that one up!