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2005-02-04 Home Front: Tech

F-22 Raptor to 'debut' with Super Bowl flyover

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Posted by Dar 2005-02-04 2:26:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Air Force will be showing off its pricey new FA22 Raptor stealth fighter Sunday.

More pr0n for this years game, I see.

Posted by BH 2005-02-04 2:37:04 PM|| 2005-02-04 2:37:04 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 A lot sexier than Janet Jackson's boob, if ya ask me.

Posted by Matt 2005-02-04 2:54:00 PM|| 2005-02-04 2:54:00 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'd rather see an AC-130 demo during halftime. Baja Florida would love it.

Posted by Shipman 2005-02-04 3:18:52 PM|| 2005-02-04 3:18:52 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 That was a boob? Could have fooled me.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-02-04 3:25:43 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-02-04 3:25:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 I'm with Shipman.

I always hear them using the "football field" standard to describe the amount of fire put out by an AC-130.

This is a chance to see some evidence...

Posted by Carl in N.H. 2005-02-04 3:33:03 PM|| 2005-02-04 3:33:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 A lot sexier than Janet Jackson's boob, if ya ask me.

...but enough about Justin Timberlake.

Posted by BH 2005-02-04 3:38:07 PM|| 2005-02-04 3:38:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 The groundskeeper would be apoplectic - plays hell with the turf, y'know, lol! I saw a demo of two miniguns attached to a Cobra down at Ft [mumble] when they were being initially rolled out and the claim of putting a round in every square foot of a football field in 10 seconds (120' x 300' = 36000 sq ft / 4,000 rpm = 9 seconds, assuming perfect aim tracking) certainly seemed believable. The Snake appeared to back up when both guns went active (momentarily lost in a local cloud of smoke not dissipated by the blades!) - and the target area looked like liquefied soil at a rapid boil. Stunning. We're talking major skidmarks, here. Quite a sight back ~35 yrs ago, I assure you. The burrrrrrrrip! of a mini is the most welcome sound imaginable - if you're US. Must be the ultimate sound of terror if you're them.

Posted by .com 2005-02-04 3:51:37 PM|| 2005-02-04 3:51:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I doubt a Cobra could carry enough rounds to fill a football field, but an AC-130 probably could.

Posted by Spot 2005-02-04 5:17:36 PM|| 2005-02-04 5:17:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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