whitenight639
14-06-2007, 01:16 AM
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This is
a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the war zone recently under
its own power. (Iraq
to Edwards AFB in CA) - Not transported via C5 or C17..... Notice the mission
paintings on the fuselage. It's actually over 250 missions.... (and I
would suppose 25 air medals). That's a long way for a remotely-piloted
aircraft. Think of the technology (and the required quality of the data
link to fly it remotely). Not only that but the pilot controlled it from
a nice warm control panel at Edwards AFB. Really long legs- can stay up
for almost 2 days at altitudes above 60k.
The Global Hawk was controlled via
satellite; it flew missions during OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upper
Alaska and
back non-stop. Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in
mil thrust, fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with radar.
There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in the flight are
tied together electronically, and can see who is targeting who, and they have
AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness from that and other
sensors. The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all
over. It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to aviation.
It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return,
land and taxi on it's own. No black- outs, no fatigue,
no relief tubes, no ejection seats, and best of all, no dead pilots, no
POWs.
anyone else know of scary military/ police equipment please post here
This is
a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the war zone recently under
its own power. (Iraq
to Edwards AFB in CA) - Not transported via C5 or C17..... Notice the mission
paintings on the fuselage. It's actually over 250 missions.... (and I
would suppose 25 air medals). That's a long way for a remotely-piloted
aircraft. Think of the technology (and the required quality of the data
link to fly it remotely). Not only that but the pilot controlled it from
a nice warm control panel at Edwards AFB. Really long legs- can stay up
for almost 2 days at altitudes above 60k.
The Global Hawk was controlled via
satellite; it flew missions during OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upper
Alaska and
back non-stop. Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in
mil thrust, fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with radar.
There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in the flight are
tied together electronically, and can see who is targeting who, and they have
AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness from that and other
sensors. The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all
over. It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to aviation.
It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return,
land and taxi on it's own. No black- outs, no fatigue,
no relief tubes, no ejection seats, and best of all, no dead pilots, no
POWs.
anyone else know of scary military/ police equipment please post here