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- From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
- Subject: Re: Aurora chase planes (was Re: Aurora)
- Message-ID: <BztznG.4K0@zoo.toronto.edu>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 20:02:03 GMT
- References: <Bzo1Fv.MD0.1@cs.cmu.edu> <SHAFER.92Dec22074730@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov> <1h8beqINN9hv@news.cerf.net> <1992Dec23.194205.17821@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <SHAFER.92Dec23221311@ra.dfrf.nasa.gov>
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- In article <SHAFER.92Dec23221311@ra.dfrf.nasa.gov> shafer@rigel.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer) writes:
- >... Remember that flight test, including the chasing, is
- >only done by test organizations; operational squadrons (the people who
- >routinely fly with weapons) are only rarely involved. Dryden, for
- >example, has absolutely no weapons...
-
- A side issue here is that many people don't understand that weapons are
- *dangerous*. Contrary to what you might think from half-baked war movies,
- properly-trained troops treat even hand grenades with great respect and
- considerable caution. Live missiles are dangerous to handle, dangerous
- to carry, dangerous to have around. Even *storing* them safely takes
- care and effort. Aircraft don't fly armed without good reason.
- --
- "God willing... we shall return." | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
- -Gene Cernan, the Moon, Dec 1972 | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
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