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My fiance spotted a weird plane and sent it to me. It was a C-17. I traced its flight path and it came all the way from Washington just to sit in a hold in Pasadena, fly over the LA Coliseum once, and then return to Washington.  How we gonna pay for it?Edit: it was for a NASCAR event. skooma512 has issued a correction as of 22:56 on Feb 6, 2023 |
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Feb 6, 2023 22:52
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Does nascar pay for the flyovers or is it marketing for the air force?
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Feb 6, 2023 23:28
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marketing/training
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Feb 6, 2023 23:35
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lmao a C-17 flyover wow!!!
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Feb 7, 2023 00:26
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mlmp08 posted:A photoshop, but funny Thanks
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paul_soccer12 posted:Thanks you’re welcome
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sullat posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPmeLibaVwg lmfao
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Laterite posted:lmao a C-17 flyover At least use the c-5
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us air force send a lockheed ac-130j ghostrider to loiter threateningly over the super bowl
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croup coughfield posted:us air force send a lockheed ac-130j ghostrider to loiter threateningly over
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*Lol someone at JH sprinting to buy a radio Phone post. Isentropy has issued a correction as of 04:10 on Feb 7, 2023 |
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Feb 7, 2023 04:01
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Feb 7, 2023 20:56
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Trabisnikof posted:we did it boys doesn't look very high tech
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Trabisnikof posted:we did it boys 👏 👏 👏 
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Feb 7, 2023 21:05
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Trabisnikof posted:we did it boys I wonder if the drag from the deflated balloon could have functioned as a parachute and allowed more intact payload recovery. Which is to say I wonder why they didn't use the cannon. It's a balloon, you don't need the full muzzle velocity.
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skooma512 posted:I wonder if the drag from the deflated balloon could have functioned as a parachute and allowed more intact payload recovery. Which is to say I wonder why they didn't use the cannon. It's a balloon, you don't need the full muzzle velocity. AA missiles are just spraying out a bunch of shrapnel anyway. cannons need to be fired much, much closer. way more things that could go wrong. various other reasons. AA missile warheads usually spray out a big circle of fragments, so it's just popping the balloon with a bunch of holes. The cannon ammunition is also going to include a mix of HE incendiary ammo which (not sure if it would at the given altitude) could set the balloon on fire or otherwise blow it the gently caress up more than the AA missile would have.
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Feb 7, 2023 21:21
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skooma512 posted:I wonder if the drag from the deflated balloon could have functioned as a parachute and allowed more intact payload recovery. Which is to say I wonder why they didn't use the cannon. It's a balloon, you don't need the full muzzle velocity. You need really big holes if you want it to come down anytime on your own schedule, cause the pressure inside a high altitude balloon is only a very tiny amount smaller than the pressure outside. from what I understand, shooting it with a gun is only slightly different from the effect of not shooting it at all.
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Feb 7, 2023 21:25
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Cuttlefush posted:AA missiles are just spraying out a bunch of shrapnel anyway. cannons need to be fired much, much closer. way more things that could go wrong. various other reasons. AA missile warheads usually spray out a big circle of fragments, so it's just popping the balloon with a bunch of holes. The cannon ammunition is also going to include a mix of HE incendiary ammo which (not sure if it would at the given altitude) could set the balloon on fire or otherwise blow it the gently caress up more than the AA missile would have. HE cannon rounds have impact fuses and would just pass through
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Feb 7, 2023 21:41
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Trabisnikof posted:we did it boys all of the interesting bits are at the bottom of the sea and all we got was the balloon part didnt we lol
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Feb 7, 2023 21:42
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Slavvy posted:HE cannon rounds have impact fuses and would just pass through right. unless they hit the actual payload, which is what they'd want to not explode.
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Raskolnikov38 posted:all of the interesting bits are at the bottom of the sea and all we got was the balloon part didnt we lol im sure they 'found' enough to confirm it was a spy satellite full of evil intent
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Feb 7, 2023 21:48
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Weird how quick the Biden admin narrative changed from "it's a weather balloon" to "it's a secret spy balloon superweapon that we must destroy."* *after it has passed over the US landmass and can't possibly do any more useful surveillance.
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Feb 7, 2023 21:52
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Some aircraft cannon fuzes are superquick, and some are delay depending on the specific ammunition. There are “balloon” fuzes for Soviet 23mm, for example, designed to initiate on well, balloons.
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Feb 7, 2023 21:56
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fair. f22 cannon firing probably shakes off the RAM coating or something anyway.
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croup coughfield posted:us air force send a lockheed ac-130j ghostrider to loiter threateningly over the super bowl Hopefully no medics are required on the field.
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Feb 7, 2023 22:06
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clearly we need a new high altitude interceptor armed with a shrapnel gun capable of absolutely shredding the poo poo out of high altitude balloons so they fall down fast. no this will have no other combat use. I estimate development costs at 4 billion and unit costs at 80 million. I am taking no questions at this time.
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4 billion is a loving bargain you need to up your grift game before you're taken seriously
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chairface posted:clearly we need a new high altitude interceptor armed with a shrapnel gun capable of absolutely shredding the poo poo out of high altitude balloons so they fall down fast. 
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atelier morgan posted:im sure they 'found' enough to confirm it was a spy satellite full of evil intent the whole point is to make sure no evidence remains
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Palladium posted:the whole point is to make sure no evidence remains i wouldn't be surprised if it was to punch a ticket for whatever silver spoon rear end in a top hat f-22 driver flew the mission so he can get a star in a decade
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atelier morgan posted:i wouldn't be surprised if it was to punch a ticket for whatever silver spoon rear end in a top hat f-22 driver flew the mission so he can get a star in a decade He's gonna run for Congress as a Democrat
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gradenko_2000 posted:He's gonna run for Congress as a Democrat Lead pipe lock of the century.
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sometimes it's fun having depression but today is not one of those days for me
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i started reading wrong turn: america's deadly embrace of counterinsurgency a couple days ago. not super far into yet. has anyone else read this tome? thoughts? ff do u know col. gian gentile?
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gradenko_2000 posted:He's gonna run for Congress as a Democrat I was proud to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder at a Chinese aircraft. But there’s one place an AIM-9 Sidewinder shouldn’t be: American schools
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Best Friends posted:I was proud to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder at a Chinese aircraft.
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Best Friends posted:I was proud to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder at a Chinese aircraft.
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Best Friends posted:I was proud to fire an AIM-9 Sidewinder at a Chinese aircraft. lmao
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