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Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 6:49 am
by designrs
... and you thought your tower communications were challenging!
http://news.sky.com/story/1684626/fight ... trol-tower
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 12:30 pm
by HAPPYDAN
Did the controllers receive hazardous duty pay?
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:39 pm
by MrMorden
Annoying:
"machine guns" : The F-16 has an M61A CANNON, not a machine gun.
"bullets" : A cannon fires SHELLS, not bullets.
What's the difference? A machine gun fires solid bullets, a cannon fires shells that include an explosive charge and (typically) an impact fuse.
Yes, it's a nit-pick. But I hate when a news article says a plane fired a "rocket" when they mean a "missile" too. One is guided, one is not. News articles should inform, not misinform!
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:39 pm
by Wm.Ince
MrMorden wrote:Annoying:
"machine guns" : The F-16 has an M61A CANNON, not a machine gun.
"bullets" : A cannon fires SHELLS, not bullets.
What's the difference? A machine gun fires solid bullets, a cannon fires shells that include an explosive charge and (typically) an impact fuse.
Yes, it's a nit-pick. But I hate when a news article says a plane fired a "rocket" when they mean a "missile" too. One is guided, one is not. News articles should inform, not misinform!
Correct.
20mm is a beautiful thing. I never had it jam and it was extremely accurate.
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:02 pm
by Jim Stewart
Do you think they were given a phone number to call?
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 8:33 pm
by designrs
Jim Stewart wrote:Do you think they were given a phone number to call?
LOL!!
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:24 am
by drseti
"Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full -- of bullets"
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:38 am
by MrMorden
Jim Stewart wrote:Do you think they were given a phone number to call?
Might have been given the number for the controller's dry cleaner.
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:39 am
by MrMorden
Wm.Ince wrote:Correct.
20mm is a beautiful thing. I never had it jam and it was extremely accurate.
Bill, you make me jealous every time you mention you got to play with all those milspec toys.
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:52 am
by drseti
Don't ever be jealous of veterans, Andy. Remember, there were sometimes people shooting back at us!
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:56 am
by MrMorden
drseti wrote:Don't ever be jealous of veterans, Andy. Remember, there were sometimes people shooting back at us!
I'm only jealous of the toys, not the circumstances.
Very respectful of ya'll putting yourselves in danger, too.
Re: Jet Fighter Accidently Shoots Control Tower
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 9:58 am
by Wm.Ince
drseti wrote:Don't ever be jealous of veterans, Andy. Remember, there were sometimes people shooting back at us!
There's always a catch, eh?