Predator crashed

On Tue, 02 May 2006 21:28:23 +0800, Stealth Pilot wrote:


Reminds me about the story about the Fed pouncing on a rancher who'd fired a
rifle at a military fighter that he claimed had been buzzing his cattle. The
fighter pilot denied it, claiming he'd been in straight-and-level flight several
thousand feet up.

Fighter pilot, however, could NOT explain why the rifle bullet's exit hole was
only slightly higher on the left side of the fuselage than the entry hole in the
right....

turning while shot.
a steep turn would make the situation easily achieved.

Certainly...except the pilot was already on record saying he'd been flying
straight-and-level....

Ron Wanttaja

Stealth Pilot wrote:
On Mon, 01 May 2006 22:23:50 -0700, Ron Wanttaja
wrote:

On Tue, 2 May 2006 00:36:12 -0400, "Morgans" wrote:

"Richard Lamb" wrote

I heard rumor it was shot down...
That's one hell of a good shot, if it really was at 12,000 feet, as it was
reported to be! g
Reminds me about the story about the Fed pouncing on a rancher who'd fired a
rifle at a military fighter that he claimed had been buzzing his cattle. The
fighter pilot denied it, claiming he'd been in straight-and-level flight several
thousand feet up.

Fighter pilot, however, could NOT explain why the rifle bullet's exit hole was
only slightly higher on the left side of the fuselage than the entry hole in the
right....

Ron Wanttaja

turning while shot.
a steep turn would make the situation easily achieved.

Stealth pilot

The pilot said "straight and level." See above.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Richard Lamb" wrote in message ...


Morgans wrote:

I read in Avweb that a predator crashed, recently.

Anyone wanna make a bet, that it's Rotax puked? g

Sorry, everyone. I couldn't pass up the opportunity! :-)
--
Jim in NC


I heard rumor it was shot down...

RC planes get shot down pretty often - the term used when someone interferes with your radio signal causing a loss of
control...


;-)

".Blueskies." wrote:

"Richard Lamb" wrote in message ...


Morgans wrote:

I read in Avweb that a predator crashed, recently.

Anyone wanna make a bet, that it's Rotax puked? g

Sorry, everyone. I couldn't pass up the opportunity! :-)
--
Jim in NC


I heard rumor it was shot down...

RC planes get shot down pretty often - the term used when someone interferes with your radio signal causing a loss of
control...

;-)


small emp would do it...

Anyone wanna make a bet, that it's Rotax puked? g


Was probably using Ethanol'd fuel..
;-)

Chris

Are you sure it's Rotax powered?

Last RPV I saw up close on the Arizona border used two Moto Guzzi 650CC
motorcycle engines, with GM alternators grafted on the motors to replace
the Guzzi alternators. (Boy those electronics must pull some juice!!)
Sounds like it was on the same area that we caught up with it on, when
it crashed.

You should see some of the fun stuff that flies around here in the vast
spaces.

Bart D. Hull

Tempe, Arizona

Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/engine.html
for my Subaru Engine Conversion
Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/fuselage.html
for Tango II I'm building.

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Morgans wrote:
I read in Avweb that a predator crashed, recently.

Anyone wanna make a bet, that it's Rotax puked? g

Sorry, everyone. I couldn't pass up the opportunity! :-)

"Bart D. Hull" wrote:

Are you sure it's Rotax powered?

Last RPV I saw up close on the Arizona border used two Moto Guzzi 650CC
motorcycle engines, with GM alternators grafted on the motors to replace
the Guzzi alternators. (Boy those electronics must pull some juice!!)
Sounds like it was on the same area that we caught up with it on, when
it crashed.

You should see some of the fun stuff that flies around here in the vast
spaces.

Bart D. Hull

Tempe, Arizona



Well, start with an A-10 autopilot. Add flight control actuators,
nav receivers (GPS mostly now), telemetry, on-board processor,
TV cameras and transmitters/recorders, gyro stabalized lenses,
waldos to work all that,
and a transponder in a Pear Tree...

THEN start talking about radar...

Yeah, they pull some trons.

But never heard of the motorcycle engines being used.
Way way too much money in the pot now for that.

Almost all current UAV engines run on Jet-A.
DoD requirement...

"Bart D. Hull" wrote:

Are you sure it's Rotax powered?

Last RPV I saw up close on the Arizona border used two Moto Guzzi 650CC
motorcycle engines, with GM alternators grafted on the motors to replace
the Guzzi alternators. (Boy those electronics must pull some juice!!)
Sounds like it was on the same area that we caught up with it on, when
it crashed.

You should see some of the fun stuff that flies around here in the vast
spaces.

Bart D. Hull

Tempe, Arizona

Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/engine.html
for my Subaru Engine Conversion
Check http://www.inficad.com/~bdhull/fuselage.html
for Tango II I'm building.



Hey, Bart, that's a nice project you have going there.
Pretty shape too.


Richard

Neat project Richard... My compliments...

denny

That's the Hunter. It's changing to diesel, but it's the first UAV to
do so. All the others are gasoline (except for the Predator B and
Global Hawk, of course)

I'd love to get me one of these for an ultralight
http://www.uavenginesltd.co.uk/index.php?id=393