Cornholio 0 #1 March 12, 2003 So I got this from an unreliable source, but he claims that this is video from yesterday's testing.... http://www.defenselink.mil.edgesuite.net/news/Mar2003/030311-D-9085M-004.mpg Anyone care to confirm this ? Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
USPA 0 #2 March 12, 2003 Yes, that would be it... It's been all over the news... (this tape)The trouble with skydiving; If you stink at it and continue to jump, you'll die. If you're good at it and continue to jump, you'll see a lot of friends die... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konradptr 0 #3 March 12, 2003 My only question is: How many terrorists can we kill with each one of these? ------------------------------------------ Getting banned isn't that bad...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #4 March 12, 2003 QuoteMy only question is: How many terrorists can we kill with each one of these? Not enough.__________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #5 March 12, 2003 i was sort of expecting a bigger explosion after seeing footage of other daisy cutters going off. Maybe it was how far away the camera was? still nothing to f**k with... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #6 March 12, 2003 what was the plane flying chase to the C-130? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #7 March 12, 2003 anyone know the range of the footage? I am guessing that would make it more impressive.-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinryan 0 #8 March 12, 2003 Actually you can't kill any terrorists with this weapon. You have to find terrorists to use this weapon, and even then they will probably be in an urban setting in which case you probably couldn't avoid collateral damage with this weapon. But hey, it looks neat.BASE 853 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 March 13, 2003 Quote How many terrorists can we kill with each one of these? A whole bunch if they will just kindly stand together in one spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #10 March 13, 2003 Quoteanyone know the range of the footage? I am guessing that would make it more impressive. I am only guessing, but considering that you don't hear the boom a full 20 seconds after impact, 25 miles? As for a size reference. If you enlarge the picture, you can notice "treetop" shapes in the foreground, so you're seeing an explosion several hundred yards in area. Also, to me, it looked like a ground burst. An air burst at say 500-800 feet would have made a larger concussion affect...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 15 #11 March 13, 2003 The bomb was designed for Airburst so either it was a airburst or it did'nt explode at the right time.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #12 March 13, 2003 Quote considering that you don't hear the boom a full 20 seconds after impact I can't watch the video from here but with that info it makes it......a little over 4 miles. IIRC...sound travels at 330 meters per second. My math makes 6600 meters which is a bit over 4 miles. However.....I am severely mathmatically handicapped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 March 13, 2003 Quote Quote considering that you don't hear the boom a full 20 seconds after impact I can't watch the video from here but with that info it makes it......a little over 4 miles. IIRC...sound travels at 330 meters per second. My math makes 6600 meters which is a bit over 4 miles. However.....I am severely mathmatically handicapped. Yeah, about 322m/sec or 1055ft/sec. Four + miles would be correct. It is over 20 seconds with no concussion.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 March 13, 2003 Quote Yeah, about 322m Heheheee...I learned that while training to shoot Army artillery. I guess they round it to 330 for Army guys... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TitaniumLegs 8 #15 March 13, 2003 Quotewhat was the plane flying chase to the C-130? Looks like a 200-series King Air. Lots of those in the Air Force and Army. (>o|-< If you don't believe me, ask me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazerq3 0 #16 March 13, 2003 That video got me thinking!!! how fun would it be to hang on to one of those pallets as its launched and then when it uder canpoy let go and FF yourself!! Just an idea!!jason Freedom of speech includes volume Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 94 #17 March 13, 2003 Quotehow fun would it be to hang on to one of those pallets as its launched Have you seen Slim Whitman at the end of the movie "Dr. Strangelove"?People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #18 March 13, 2003 Quote Have you seen Slim Whitman at the end of the movie "Dr. Strangelove"? I remember...great movie...that song too... We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when... So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyingferret 0 #19 March 13, 2003 QuoteThe bomb was designed for Airburst I think not Quote Big BLU will be GPS guided and feature cobalt-alloy penetrator bomb body that enables it to penetrate to depths of up to 100 feet below the surface before detonating. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dshtw.htm-- All the flaming and trolls of wreck dot with a pretty GUI. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #20 March 13, 2003 Quote Quote Yeah, about 322m Heheheee...I learned that while training to shoot Army artillery. I guess they round it to 330 for Army guys... It depends on the atmospheric pressure, humidity etc... The number I remember is 340 m/s.-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,651 #21 March 13, 2003 Quote Quote Have you seen Slim Whitman at the end of the movie "Dr. Strangelove"? I remember...great movie...that song too... We'll meet again Don't know where Don't know when... Vera Lynn - from WWII. Also used in "The Wall" (Pink Floyd).... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 4 #22 March 13, 2003 QuoteQuoteThe bomb was designed for Airburst I think not We're talking about the MOAB, not the big BLU http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/moab.htm Phree - it probably still functioned as designed. "Airburst" can (and usually does) mean just a few feet off the ground.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
