The Missile Threat to Aviation

[jdru25]

I came across this article

today.http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/08/13/missile.threat

 

[Typhoon1244]

Although I agree we're living in dangerous times, I think the threat from ManPADS is relatively small. The average airline pilot probably have better odds of getting a hummer from Mary Schiavo than of getting killed by a Stinger.

Also, don't forget the Stinger and its cousins were intended for use against relatively small, "tightly packed" combat aircraft. A 757 attacked by one of these things might lose an engine, but we're trained to handle that, right?

 

[WrightAvia]

Not only that, but judging by this video...even white guys with instruction, have a hard time using em.

Quicktime format:
http://www.militarycity.com/blackwater/videos/HIWS.mov

Windows format:
http://www.militarycity.com/blackwater/videos/HIWS.wmv

Takes a moment to download...

 

[Typhoon1244]

...but juding by this video...

Funny stuff!

In all fairness, though, the Stinger doesn't kick like that. It will singe your eyebrows, though...

 

[WrightAvia]

Yea...that thing in the video looks more like a projectile, than a missile. I would think it's for anti tank or anti personel use, rather than against aircraft.

 

[WrightAvia]

Originally posted by WrightAvia
...but juding by this video...

Hehehehe...thanks!