ALTB's Final Flight

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miamiair (netAirspace FAA) 22 Aug 12, 11:01

Interesting story and video.

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And let's get one thing straight. There's a big difference between a pilot and an aviator. One is a technician; the other is an artist in love with flight. — E. B. Jeppesen

captoveur 22 Aug 12, 14:45

*sigh*

Another weapon with real applications shelved because it was more important to do less important things.. like redesign the ABU again.

I like my coffee how I like my women: Black, bitter, and preferably fair trade.

Click Click D'oh (Photo Quality Screener & Founding Member) 22 Aug 12, 15:00

captoveur wrote:Another weapon with real applications shelved because it was more important to do less important things.. like redesign the ABU again.

To be fair, amazing advances in directed energy weapons have been made during the lifetime of the program, leaving the 747 platform obsolete.

We sleep peacefully in our beds at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf

JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 22 Aug 12, 15:01

captoveur wrote:*sigh*

Another weapon with real applications shelved because it was more important to do less important things.. like redesign the ABU again.

Watching the video, I got the impression that the technology has evolved enough to be used by far smaller aircraft and running a jumbo with the original tech. onboard isn't required anymore. There was even mention of the technology finding its way onto UAVs in the near future.

A million great ideas...

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