Air Force fighter pilots face an increased risk of testicular and prostate cancers
Unfortunately this result is no surprise if your sit next to some very strong microwave emitters for a living.
In Germany we had some similar debate with military ground radar observers that ended up with specific lower body cancers sitting next to radar displays with strong radiation.
In Germany we had some similar debate with military ground radar observers that ended up with specific lower body cancers sitting next to radar displays with strong radiation.
Given that well over 50% of all men will have some form of prostate cancer during their lifetimes, if this study is correct the odds for fighter pilots must be crazy high.
Salute!
Given that 99.9% of all males that have eaten brocolli have died, I would take my chances flying the Hun and avoid that green veggie.
From personal experience, I can guarantee that the last thing I was worried about when gettin shot at on a regular basis was having prostsate cancer or lung cancer. I still managed to ruin my lungs from smoking, and likely inhaling toxic fumes on the flight line, but not cancer...just loss of function.
As with the gorebull warming studies, last line is always we need $$ for another study. Hmmmmm....
Gums sends...
Given that 99.9% of all males that have eaten brocolli have died, I would take my chances flying the Hun and avoid that green veggie.
From personal experience, I can guarantee that the last thing I was worried about when gettin shot at on a regular basis was having prostsate cancer or lung cancer. I still managed to ruin my lungs from smoking, and likely inhaling toxic fumes on the flight line, but not cancer...just loss of function.
As with the gorebull warming studies, last line is always we need $$ for another study. Hmmmmm....
Gums sends...
If I'd known about this beforehand, I certainly would have avoided flying fighters and gone into something safer like accounting or lapidary.
Having a number of hours in three of the machines in the study, I guess I'm as good as dead.....
.....although at my age I'm not planning anything particularly long term anyway.
You know, except for a very small range-only radar for gun lead computations, the F-100 didn't even have a real 'radar'. Unlike the F-105 or F-4 which did.
The radar layout in the 727 had the real potential to 'fry' something fleshy. It had a radar dish right in front of the pilots that continuously rotated 360 degrees, with a cutout switch to terminate the radiation while pointed at the cockpit and another switch to restart it again when pointed down range.....
There was no indication to the pilots that the cutout was operating properly.
Having a number of hours in three of the machines in the study, I guess I'm as good as dead.....
.....although at my age I'm not planning anything particularly long term anyway.
You know, except for a very small range-only radar for gun lead computations, the F-100 didn't even have a real 'radar'. Unlike the F-105 or F-4 which did.
The radar layout in the 727 had the real potential to 'fry' something fleshy. It had a radar dish right in front of the pilots that continuously rotated 360 degrees, with a cutout switch to terminate the radiation while pointed at the cockpit and another switch to restart it again when pointed down range.....
There was no indication to the pilots that the cutout was operating properly.
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If I remember correctly didn’t Concorde carry some equipment to monitor radiation at altitude and when it was retired I seem to remember something about it going into JCB’s Gulfstream.
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Off topic but watched the Red Bull through the tunnel film and he was wearing a Hamilton watch that detaches then clips to the panel, clever item.
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/hamilto...edition-watch/
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