July 5, 2007: Awesome airborne 747-mounted laser cannon

Undertoad · 07-05-2007, 01:28 PM

Coign suggests this items from a community news site called Press Esc.

I'd heard of this plane before but had never seen it, at least to my memory...

The idea is that the laser on the nose of that 747 identifies and shoots down incoming missiles. Sounds unlikely, but I think it's had more success than the old "Star Wars" SDI. The presence of this beast was loudly pointed out when the North Koreans ran their last missile test; as if to say, go ahead and try it Il, we'll have a test of our own to carry out.

And at the link there is a pic of something it has actually shot down. Just do not look into the laser with your exposed eyeball, or you'll find your entire head exploding.

Dypok · 07-05-2007, 02:35 PM

Does anyone else see tuition sitting there on wheels?

barefoot serpent · 07-05-2007, 02:53 PM

[GWB]Oh Vlady, guess what -- now about that missle shield in eastern Europe...[/GWB]

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dypok

Does anyone else see tuition sitting there on wheels?

Tuition? How many Doctorates, for your whole class, do you want?

theotherguy · 07-05-2007, 03:06 PM

Is it just me or does Putin remind you of Lee Greenwood?

Flint · 07-05-2007, 03:07 PM

He's proud to be an American, where at least he knows he's free?!

Griff · 07-05-2007, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by thenewguy

Is it just me or does Putin remind you of Lee Greenwood?

I'm pretty sure it's the same guy. I've never seen them together.

theotherguy · 07-05-2007, 05:01 PM

A friend used to work for Lee, and, the way I understand it, he pretty much was a tyrant. So, we may be on to something here.

theotherguy · 07-05-2007, 05:03 PM

Also, I think the laser on the front of the plane is phallic.

barefoot serpent · 07-05-2007, 05:13 PM

could be...

Weird Harold · 07-06-2007, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by barefoot serpent

could be...

Just wanted to say thanks for the airplane porn. That was funny.

Undertoad · 07-05-2007, 09:51 PM

Well, my friend Bill once said, considering engineering for a defense contractor, "I'm not really comfortable developing systems to kill people. On the other hand, holy crap, is some of that stuff cool as hell or what."

xoxoxoBruce · 07-05-2007, 10:20 PM

Clean room, suits, gloves, masks.... then hang it on the front of a 747 doing hundreds of miles per hour... go figure.

Coign · 07-06-2007, 10:01 AM

An image I suggested got used. I am so happy!!

For my acceptance speech I would like to thank my family, my post-production editor, my publicist, my ferret Kiki, and to all those little people who did all my work for me so I could surf the web everyday from 8 to 5.

I DID IT EVERYONE! YOU LOVE ME, YOU REALLY LOVE ME!!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-06-2007, 05:05 PM

You do realize on Monday it'll be, 'what have you done for us lately', don't you?

07-05-2007, 01:28 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	July 5, 2007: Awesome airborne 747-mounted laser cannon Coign suggests this items from a community news site called Press Esc. I'd heard of this plane before but had never seen it, at least to my memory... The idea is that the laser on the nose of that 747 identifies and shoots down incoming missiles. Sounds unlikely, but I think it's had more success than the old "Star Wars" SDI. The presence of this beast was loudly pointed out when the North Koreans ran their last missile test; as if to say, go ahead and try it Il, we'll have a test of our own to carry out. And at the link there is a pic of something it has actually shot down. Just do not look into the laser with your exposed eyeball, or you'll find your entire head exploding.

07-05-2007, 02:35 PM	#2
Dypok Fuel the body, build the muscle, burn the fat, free the mind Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27	Does anyone else see tuition sitting there on wheels? __________________ There follows an untranslatable play on words with the use of local idiomatic expressions.

07-05-2007, 02:53 PM	#3
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	[GWB]Oh Vlady, guess what -- now about that missle shield in eastern Europe...[/GWB] Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

07-05-2007, 03:07 PM	#6
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	He's proud to be an American, where at least he knows he's free?! __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

07-05-2007, 05:13 PM	#10
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	could be... Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

07-05-2007, 03:06 PM	#5
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	Is it just me or does Putin remind you of Lee Greenwood?

07-05-2007, 05:01 PM	#8
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	A friend used to work for Lee, and, the way I understand it, he pretty much was a tyrant. So, we may be on to something here.

07-05-2007, 05:03 PM	#9
theotherguy no not that other guy, the other one Join Date: May 2007 Location: TN Posts: 640	Also, I think the laser on the front of the plane is phallic.

07-05-2007, 09:51 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Well, my friend Bill once said, considering engineering for a defense contractor, "I'm not really comfortable developing systems to kill people. On the other hand, holy crap, is some of that stuff cool as hell or what."

07-05-2007, 10:20 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Clean room, suits, gloves, masks.... then hang it on the front of a 747 doing hundreds of miles per hour... go figure. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-06-2007, 10:01 AM	#14
Coign Wanted Driver Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vail, CO Posts: 279	An image I suggested got used. I am so happy!! For my acceptance speech I would like to thank my family, my post-production editor, my publicist, my ferret Kiki, and to all those little people who did all my work for me so I could surf the web everyday from 8 to 5. I DID IT EVERYONE! YOU LOVE ME, YOU REALLY LOVE ME!!!! __________________ Quoting yourself is the height of hubris. -Coign

07-06-2007, 05:05 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You do realize on Monday it'll be, 'what have you done for us lately', don't you? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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