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LOL, I saw one video that appeared to have a plume of smoke- Updated article: Wagner Decries 'Murder' Of Prigozhin Amid Reports Anti-Air Missile Struck Planephilip964 wrote: Thu Aug 24, 2023 10:44 amLike that TWA flight?
https://nypost.com/2023/08/24/yevgeny-p ... dly-crash/
This says rumored bomb.
Somebody filmed it going down. Looks like a catastrophic failure.
A post by Grey Zone, a Wagner-connected social media channel, claimed Russian anti-aircraft defences had shot down the plane. It said that residents heard “two bursts of characteristic air defense fire” before the crash. “This is confirmed by inversion traces in the sky in one of the videos,” it added. Mash, a news outlet on social media app Telegram, said locals had heard two loud bangs before the crash.
Heh. Us RC guys have been flying foamboard planes like that for a long time, I have a couple of kits sitting at home right now.philip964 wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:53 am https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -week.html
5 Russian jets destroyed by cardboard drones. 37 mph 75 mile range. Assembled in field. Comes flat with ikea like instructions.
Future of warfare. Made in Australia.
I learned to fly RC airplanes while guarding missiles in Germany and recognized this possible use back then. I also recognized how easily they could cross our border carrying packages, with planes like the senior telemaster being reusable if it were done right. And with this capability and that price, they could cross our border carrying non-explosive packages (drugs) that could easily be recovered. At a range of 37 miles from either side of the border, the most dangerous part of smuggling (the border crossing) is erased. And we would have as much trouble stopping them as Russia is the Ukraine's.MadMonkey wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 1:27 amHeh. Us RC guys have been flying foamboard planes like that for a long time, I have a couple of kits sitting at home right now.philip964 wrote: Fri Sep 01, 2023 10:53 am https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -week.html
5 Russian jets destroyed by cardboard drones. 37 mph 75 mile range. Assembled in field. Comes flat with ikea like instructions.
Future of warfare. Made in Australia.
Unfortunately things like this just put our hobby more into the spotlight after almost 100 years of self-policing
Fixed that for you. They could have easily handled the problem individuals without killing the entire market the way they have (with VERY little actual legislation to support their actions).srothstein wrote: Sat Sep 02, 2023 8:27 am ...
Unfortunately, the FAA is out to kill the RC hobby anyway, because of a f̶e̶w̶ ̶i̶d̶i̶o̶t̶s̶ ̶w̶h̶o̶ ̶d̶o̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶s̶e̶l̶f̶-̶p̶o̶l̶i̶c̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶w̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶n̶e̶a̶r̶ ̶a̶i̶r̶p̶o̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶m̶e̶r̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ ̶f̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶s̶. A constant and relentless need for bureaucrats to justify their existence and expand their power and authority.
While I agree with the statement "You achieve peace through strength," ... in this case the Europeans have a long track record of expecting us to provide and pay for their defense. It is absurd to have the US taxpayers continue to bail them out:philip964 wrote: Sun Sep 17, 2023 8:09 pm https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/mik ... ia-5492251
Pence wants US troops
the report shows that the U.S. still accounted for just over half of the alliance's GDP spending and 69 percent of total defense expenditures in 2021.
