Go get'em Joe!
Mar 4, 2023 07:08:37 #
Mar 4, 2023 08:16:32 #
I'm surprised that people haven't launched large balloons as a joke.
Mar 4, 2023 08:26:47 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that people haven't launched large balloons as a joke.
Well, I think that would cause a real problem. I read somewhere that the misses they use to shoot down the Chinese balloon costs $500,000. And how about the fuel they used to pursue it?
Also, the danger to the public.
And lawsuits.
Mar 5, 2023 05:20:01 #
kdogg
Loc: Gallipolis Ferry WV
Indi wrote:
Well, I think that would cause a real problem. I read somewhere that the misses they use to shoot down the Chinese balloon costs $500,000. And how about the fuel they used to pursue it?
Also, the danger to the public.
And lawsuits.
Also, the danger to the public.
And lawsuits.
Wouldn't you think bullets might be a tad cheaper, just saying!!?
Mar 5, 2023 07:56:37 #
Read an article on why bullets were not used.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/heres-why-the-usaf-f-22-used-the-aim-9x-rather-than-the-gun-to-shoot-down-the-chinese-spy-balloon-and-why-the-sidewinder-dont-need-to-see-something-hot-in-order-to/
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/heres-why-the-usaf-f-22-used-the-aim-9x-rather-than-the-gun-to-shoot-down-the-chinese-spy-balloon-and-why-the-sidewinder-dont-need-to-see-something-hot-in-order-to/
Mar 5, 2023 10:32:00 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Ava'sPapa wrote:
"I got 'em Maverick !!"
Ol’ Joe was damned when he didn’t and damned when he did.
Stan
Mar 5, 2023 23:36:50 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that people haven't launched large balloons as a joke.
You just gave a number of people an excellent idea for their next project 🤓🤓 Its probably been accomplished already. 🎈🎈
Mar 6, 2023 08:38:31 #
StanMac wrote:
Ol’ Joe was damned when he didn’t and damned when he did.
Stan
Stan
Mar 6, 2023 11:35:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that people haven't launched large balloons as a joke.
Don't give them ideas. Not very funny and certainly not an appropriate "joke."
Mar 6, 2023 14:56:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm surprised that people haven't launched large balloons as a joke.
It wasn't a joke Jerry, it was an advertisement.
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