F-15 Lakenheath crew 'disorientated' after laser targeting
Just seen this on the BBC news website.
There have been many reports of lasers directed at civil aircraft but I have not seen mention of a mil a/c being targeted with a laser before.
There have been many reports of lasers directed at civil aircraft but I have not seen mention of a mil a/c being targeted with a laser before.
Incident at Leuchars over 5 years ago. Thankfully, they traced the culprit and he went to prison. Apparently he had no idea of the potential consequences of his actions
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Maybe there's a case for developing a system whereby if an aircraft is 'designated' by a l@ser, it can fire a l@ser back at the original one.
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I love it when people spout the myth about Welshies speaking Welsh only when an Englishhman walks in. I will admit that, when I arrived at Valley in 2002, I thought exactly the same (I am English through and through). Then I met and married a Welsh girl and I can assure you that they speak Welsh for no ones benefit but their own. It's their language you see. Would you say the same if you were in France and you heard the locals speaking French?!
The worst people in North Wales are all the visiting Scousers and Mancs but let's not go down that particular rabbit hole.
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(A semi-reformed racist!)
The worst people in North Wales are all the visiting Scousers and Mancs but let's not go down that particular rabbit hole.
BV
(A semi-reformed racist!)
Bob
It ( speaking the local lingo ) certainly happened in Stornaway. Our firemen were all gaelic speakers which they used whenever they didn't want the 2 English ATCOs, their bosses, to know what they were up to!
No1 son hated school so much there that years later as a Jag Mate it was his burning ambition to go supersonic over the place. Fortunately commonsense stopped him!
No1 son hated school so much there that years later as a Jag Mate it was his burning ambition to go supersonic over the place. Fortunately commonsense stopped him!
I'm guessing they must have been the ones who instantly switched to speaking Welsh the moment you walked into a pub Crab?
As with Beagle's chum, I had a colleague who was Welsh and a Welsh speaker who did pretty much the same thing when they tried the language switching thing on him.
Since Anglesey is not much more than a large ex-pat English community, I am surprised the resentment is still there since all the wealth and jobs are a result of English investment. How many times has RAF Valley received preferential treatment to keep the local economy propped up?
It was always amusing listening to good old 'Jones the motor' just up the road from the OM at Valley, when he was conversing with his mechanics in Welsh...
Because the Welsh don't have words for anything modern, such as 'wheel' or 'fire', every other word was English!
Excellent chap though. The throttle cable on my MG Midget went twang one Friday afternoon and I was due to drive to London to visit a girl friend the following morning. But J-t-m delved around in his store and came up with the goods and off I went the next day....
The rest of the weekend was rather a DNCO though
Because the Welsh don't have words for anything modern, such as 'wheel' or 'fire', every other word was English!
Excellent chap though. The throttle cable on my MG Midget went twang one Friday afternoon and I was due to drive to London to visit a girl friend the following morning. But J-t-m delved around in his store and came up with the goods and off I went the next day....
The rest of the weekend was rather a DNCO though
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Yes it happened to me right up to the point I mentioned my surname (which is Welsh) as I had a table booked - then they reverted to English again
launching of even unarmed missile would scare the sh*t out of those f*ckers, laser attacks should really be treated as an attack, pilot could always say it could be a terrorist with a laser guided MANPAD
but just imagine liberal MSM going nuts over it.."Would anybody take care of the children?" Well their parents obviously didn't.
but just imagine liberal MSM going nuts over it.."Would anybody take care of the children?" Well their parents obviously didn't.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
BEagle, your comment about the Welsh language needing to steal words from English reminds me of the (apocryphal) quote attributed to President George W Bush about the French having no word for entrepreneur.
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They are, its called a retro-reflector, the beam exits at 180 degrees regardless of the orientation over a certain aperture angle.
There is one on the moon left by Apollo, that scientists use to range the moon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_...ing_experiment
Although the return power will be a fraction of the original, the miscreant would see the return flash, possibly scaring him.
There is one on the moon left by Apollo, that scientists use to range the moon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_...ing_experiment
Although the return power will be a fraction of the original, the miscreant would see the return flash, possibly scaring him.
