Commercial jet flies with anti-missile system

[Kevin Clarke]

I wonder if I can fit one of these under the belly of my Cherokee. :^)

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/16/airline.anti.missile.ap/index.html

Just what is the color of the threat chart these days anyway?

KC

[Judah]

Kevin Clarke > wrote in news:jVorh.11120$pQ3.5987
@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:

> I wonder if I can fit one of these under the belly of my Cherokee. :^)
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/16/airline.anti.missile.ap/index.html
>
> Just what is the color of the threat chart these days anyway?
>
> KC

The first installation?

A Cargo jet.

Brilliant.

Now my Fedex packages are safe from terrorist attack.

Thank heavens.


The color of the threat chart is Fuchsia - maximum Red (threat) + maximum
Blue (security).

At least that's what the experts believe.

[Gig 601XL Builder]

Judah wrote:
> Kevin Clarke > wrote in news:jVorh.11120$pQ3.5987
> @newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net:
>
>> I wonder if I can fit one of these under the belly of my Cherokee.
>> :^)
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/01/16/airline.anti.missile.ap/index.html
>>
>> Just what is the color of the threat chart these days anyway?
>>
>> KC
>
> The first installation?
>
> A Cargo jet.
>
> Brilliant.
>
> Now my Fedex packages are safe from terrorist attack.
>
> Thank heavens.

FedEx flys to some interesting places.

DUBAI, UAE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2003--Federal Express Corp. ("FedEx
Express"), the world's largest express transportation company, today
announced the addition of Iraq to its global network. FedEx Express is the
first to offer door-to-door pick up and delivery for shipments in and out of
the cities of Baghdad, Basra and Mosul.

[Montblack]

("Kevin Clarke" wrote)
> Just what is the color of the threat chart these days anyway?


Rainbow ...and it's done with permanent markers!

In the late 60's we'd bike over to the local DQ and order ourselves up a
Mister Misty "Bomb" ...which was a bunch of colors mixed together. Oh, to be
nine years old again, with a quarter burning a hole in your pocket. <g>


Mont-BLACK

[Mxsmanic]

Montblack writes:

> In the late 60's we'd bike over to the local DQ and order ourselves up a
> Mister Misty "Bomb" ...which was a bunch of colors mixed together. Oh, to be
> nine years old again, with a quarter burning a hole in your pocket. <g>

Today, if you asked for a "bomb" in a restaurant, you'd be surrounded
by a SWAT team in a few minutes, the neighborhood would be evacuated,
and you'd be held incognito for three years in a jail without being
charged.

--
Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.

[Bucky]

Judah wrote:
> The first installation?
> A Cargo jet.
> Brilliant.

well, it's still in testing phase, so FedEx is testing it for Northrop.
After testing, then they can begin putting them on passenger planes.

[Judah]

"Bucky" > wrote in news:1169079567.189555.234800
@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com:

> Judah wrote:
>> The first installation?
>> A Cargo jet.
>> Brilliant.
>
> well, it's still in testing phase, so FedEx is testing it for Northrop.
> After testing, then they can begin putting them on passenger planes.

What, exactly, does the test involve? Will they start shooting missiles at
Fedex jets randomly until the system blocks all of the missiles they fire?

I hope this is a better Beta than Vista's.

[B A R R Y[_2_]]

Judah wrote:
>
> What, exactly, does the test involve? Will they start shooting missiles at
> Fedex jets randomly until the system blocks all of the missiles they fire?

Maybe they're looking for false alarms?

[Bucky]

Judah wrote:
> What, exactly, does the test involve?

There aren't that many details about it, but I think it is to see
whether it is cost-effective and reliable. I think they are testing it
over 18 months to see how much maintenance it requires.

http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/aw091806p3.xml

[James M. Knox]

B A R R Y > wrote in
. net:

> Maybe they're looking for false alarms?

That's precisely right. This phase is to evaluate the EGN rate. The
system is a DIRCM (Directed InfraRed CounterMeasures). The missile
detectors that they use are very prone to false detections, especially in
and around high density areas (i.e. cities, airports, etc.). However, all
that happens when they get a detect is that it activates the tracking
camera, which then decides if it can find a REAL missile or not. It then
may or may not try to counter it with the laser. *IF* it does laze, it
still may decide that it wasn't a real missile. [Every turret activation
and every laser activation has an impact on life cycle costs, but otherwise
doesn't really hurt anything.]

If it decides it was a real missile, then it issues an Emergency Ground
Notification (EGN) which shuts down at least part of the national airspace
system. THAT is a big deal!