chrsgrain
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:20 AM |
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Good speeding response letter!
I think this is true, and even if its not, it should be!
 
Description
Chris
Spoing! - the sound of an irony meter breaking...
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:29 AM |
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Damn that pilot - why did he have to show some sense?? Very tempted to write to the RAF asking them to remove the safety override facility for the
pilots!!! 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:30 AM |
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Urban myth, I'm afraid.
It's quite a famous one, and often quoted (although the aircraft in question often varies!)
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vinny1275
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:38 AM |
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Yup, a (bit of a) hoax.
Sidewinders are heat-seeking missiles, not radar or jamming guided. it is true that some speed measuring equipment is affected by the jamming systems
on aircraft (a mate of mine used to work on the air ranges) - I'd have thought that the handheld stuff uses laser rangefinding rather than radar
though, which can't be jammed....
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Davey D
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:54 AM |
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Last time i heard this hoax i was riding around on me Dinosaur 
i actually think the internet was created just to spread this hoax around hehe
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 10:55 AM |
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300mph? must be the propeller version
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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MikeR
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 11:51 AM |
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sidewinder is also intended to be an air to air missile, from my game playing days its the maverick that's air to ground & i think that was
laser targetted
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Hugh_
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 12:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
sidewinder is also intended to be an air to air missile, from my game playing days its the maverick that's air to ground & i think that was
laser targetted
#
EF2000 by any chance? I loved it, then upgraded my computer and I no longer worked 
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iank
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 12:43 PM |
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Here you go, 1995 or earlier.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/radar.asp
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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richardlee237
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 01:20 PM |
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This one i think is trueLinky
Quote Lord Kelvin
“Large increases in cost with questionable increases in performance can be tolerated only in race horses and women.”
Quote Richard Lee
"and cars"
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worX
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 01:33 PM |
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I must of read that thing 10-15 times and every time I see it I read it again!
It's ace!
Stevequote:
Originally posted by richardlee237
This one i think is trueLinky
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 06:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vinny1275
I'd have thought that the handheld stuff uses laser rangefinding rather than radar though, which can't be jammed....
The vast majority of speed guns are now laser based. However, they certainly can be jammed!
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 9/4/08 at 06:10 PM |
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Yep Sidewinder ia definitely air to air. I've built loads of them. In fact I think I still have a wiring diagram for one somewhere
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