School strafed by jet fighter
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From: Lumberport, WV
Down at Eglin AFB in Florida they have probably 40 miles of testing fields with this warning.
WARNING: DO NOT cross fence, any trespassers will be removed from the area. DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED
I didnt try to go in there...
WARNING: DO NOT cross fence, any trespassers will be removed from the area. DEADLY FORCE IS AUTHORIZED
I didnt try to go in there...
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From: Grand Prairie, TX
Originally Posted by umop-apisdn
You can actually SEE them?! 
Floppy Death! noES!!!
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From: Scranton, PA
I used to live near Dalghrin, VA (spelled that wrong)... well they do large cannon testing there. Some very large projectiles and some very small ones.
They shoot them out over the Potomac River... it's the small ones you gatta watch. The large ones reacted just like a large one would, as you'd expect. Large boom and they dont go very far.
The small ones however... you would see this blur of something moving across the skyline very fast... then you would see a rooster tail of water behind it... then about 5-10 seconds later you would feel this wave of something hit you. But the explosion wasn't that loud. There would be very little splash too.
It was quite awesome to see.
They shoot them out over the Potomac River... it's the small ones you gatta watch. The large ones reacted just like a large one would, as you'd expect. Large boom and they dont go very far.
The small ones however... you would see this blur of something moving across the skyline very fast... then you would see a rooster tail of water behind it... then about 5-10 seconds later you would feel this wave of something hit you. But the explosion wasn't that loud. There would be very little splash too.
It was quite awesome to see.
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From: My own level of hell
Originally Posted by swaggs21
ever hit your horn when turning hard one way or another?
Gun trigger is on the stick, now try to turn your car at 4gs and not hit the horn.....
Gun trigger is on the stick, now try to turn your car at 4gs and not hit the horn.....
There is a guard over the firing trigger and they have to be armed by switch on the console to activate the switch. Its a safety protocol so that things such as this do not happen
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From: Lumberport, WV
Yes, but under a combat training manuever, they would be armed. And it depends on the aircraft, not all have trigger guards.
But yes, this should never happen, humans make mistakes, especially in high stress moments.
But yes, this should never happen, humans make mistakes, especially in high stress moments.
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From: Foundry
Originally Posted by LT6916
it happens, i remember a long time ago jets were doing manuevers in my area and i guess were testing their afterburners. the sonic boom busted a few house/car windows below.
SONIC BOOM!!!! :chuckles:
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I'm just glad that no kids were hurt, and that they were only training rounds which are far less dangerous than the real thing.
I hope that people will take this as a wake up call though. We aren't 100% safe in any situation. None of us are promised tomorrow.
I hope that people will take this as a wake up call though. We aren't 100% safe in any situation. None of us are promised tomorrow.
