03-24-2003, 04:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-24-2003, 05:23 AM by Rhydderch Hael.)
AtomicKitKat,Mar 23 2003, 08:24 PM Wrote:Nah. I mean, how hard can it be to make sure the other choppers flying alongside you are at least far enough away that both your rotors are spinning safely away from each other? Besides which, with all the so-called technology the US has, you'd think they'd be able to install proximity detectors(my dad's car has one. It makes a beep when something is close, like about 1.5m, behind while reversing) to help guide the pilots in case of sleep deprivation.Gee, golly. That would be awful swell, if military choppers had the foresight to fly only in clear weather and daytime so that they could easily see each other. Then again, that would kinda put a kybosh on the whole idea of using a helo under the pressure of war: when you have to fly out into thunder country no matter how windy, dusty, foggy, or dark it is outside!
This anti-collision device on your dad's car: how slow does he have to be driving in the first place to warn him of an object and allow him to stop in time? At flying speeds, most proximity warnings in close-formation flight would be too short, too late to do anything reasonable about it.
Quote:Interesting note, from what I heard, one of the choppers was downed by a Patriot. Sounds like what happened in Afghanistan(Canadians got shot down) Is it just me or are the US missile guys a little TOO trigger happy when it comes to shooting down their allies?RAF Tornado, tagged by a Pat when coming back from a sortie. Misfortunes of war.
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