Why FedEx Installed Anti-Missile Systems on its Airplanes
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Why FedEx wants to install anti-missile systems on its cargo planes, is for the same reason the US government looked into installing similar defense systems on commercial airplanes. But why American airlines are still flying without protection, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
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Since it was to protect against missiles, then IT IS EXACTLY WHAT I THINK. 🧐
Hauling money….
Pretty sure it's just a tag like lol
@@RichardBaran ...That's the joke man
Hahahaa
@@Aquila. man, that was his joke, too
And here I thought UPS was equipping their planes with sidewinders, and that's what FedEx was trying to counter. 😁
now I’m imagining a FedEx aircraft ending up in a dogfight with a UPS aircraft.
@@sirankleknocker3122 imagine Amazon prime joining the chat. USPS literally can sit this one out.
@@BeforeBuildQC amazon blimp just deploying a swarm of drones to destroy UPS and FedEx planes that are fighting each other
@@BeforeBuildQC why? They can just call the Airforce to have their back since they are part of the government lol.
FedEx upped the ante with surplus AIM-54 Phoenix missiles….
The story of the DHL plane is a really amazing story of how skilled the pilots were. Even with the odds stacked against them they managed to land it. Highly recommend watching the documentary about it
Is there a one you would recommend on youtube?
full mayday episode is on either the wonder or mayday channel
What documentary? I am interested.
I'm currently studying to become an aircraft maintenance engineer. One of my teachers was the first engineer to inspect the OO-DLL, which was shot by a missle. The plane had taken some severe damage, but they managed to land it, even without hydraulic power for flight control surfaces. The engines was sold and send to England. The rest of the plane was scrapped.
A laser hitting a fuel truck would have absolutely no effect. We're not talking about the COIL system. The lasers you're talking about above are designed to affect infrared sensors, not cause actual damage. Two completely different systems. Not to say that it can't cause vision/eye damage if it hits a person, but hitting a fuel truck is inconsequential.
I agree it isn't a death Star like laser but, would it be able to interfere with a safety system that is used on a fuel truck maybe like an important sensor etc? Genuine questions
@@keech100 No, there aren't any systems on an airport fuel truck that would even register being painted by a laser. Other than hitting a driver in such a way it would interfere with their vision nobody would even notice. If it's truly an infrared laser it's not even something that you would register as visible light as it's outside the perceptible range for humans.
@@SinisterMD you are correct that it would not hurt any equipment but it would blind a person in a fraction of a second. An unlikely situation so a non issue as far as I'm concerned but it would 100% blind you if it hit your eye
@@SinisterMD we can't see inferred but it still interacts physically with our eyes
@@SinisterMD There absolutely no correlation between eyes being able to perceive light in a certain wavelength and being damaged by light in that same wavelength.
An infrared laser with the right power is perfectly capable of blinding you permanently and is actually much more dangerous than a laser of the same power but in a visible wavelength because you can't see where the beam or dot is until the damage is done.
A laser like the ones in those anti-missile system would never be able to set a fuel truck on fire but it would be more than enough to blind the driver.
The DHL plane didn’t just have “some” of the hydraulic systems damaged. ALL of the hydraulic systems were damaged. Yet the pilots managed to land the plane safely, and they all lived.
They landed the plane using thrust vectoring between engine one and two.
This was of course made harder by the nose heavy nature of the plane due to the weight of their gigantic balls of solid steal.
Kudos gentlemen!
Jesus dude
do passenger planes have thrust vectoring? honestly i doubt.
@@tubaeseries5705 of course they do. The thrust lever has different sticks for different engines, which can be adjusted independently.
@@tubaeseries5705 I think he wrongfully meant that they used each engine independent thrust input to turn the aircraft.
I was there. I had just finished taxiing and parking when the hit happened. The crew did a phenomenal job keeping everything aligned on final and the aircraft came to rest just off of the active runway. My crew got to the aircraft just as the USAF security folks came over to secure the site.
I didn’t know UPS was such a threat to FedEx
If I had a nickel for every time Fed-X tried to put Anti-missile defenses on their planes, I would have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's weird it happened twice.
Right. Why didn’t they solve the export issue before trying again. That’s so weird / stupid.
That DHL flight didnt just have "some hydraulic systems damaged" the aircrafts 3 independent hydraulic systems were all compromised, the fact those pilots landed the plane was an incredible feat.
The fact that was caught on camera while giving out interview and demonstrating the hit is something else!! The journalist was shocked to the core on what they have witnessed✌🏻
I believe they had to do this.
They landed in a minefield.
It was the most damaged Airplane to have ever landed (While being safe and the plane Intact).
@@AFoxGuy Civilian plane, anyway.
15 years ago a friend of mine was recruited right out of a Canadian University by Northrop Grumman
(in the US),
he specialized in photonics,
he was given high security clearance, and began working on the laser defense system
of course he couldnt tell me anything of significance, but he did suggest it was an amazing system.
To be recruited directly after graduation, let alone from Canada (or did you mean a quasi-university worldwide programme?), is a big move. After that he would say anything in favor of the employer
The laser effects the infrared heat sensor of the seeker missile and causes it to think it’s already hitting its target and it explodes
@@feedbackzaloop haha, I think just about everyone does that after being hired by any company.
Last time I took a job, when people asked how I liked it, I told them to ask me in 6 months.
@@Steamaroon every body gangsta till more than 1 missiles are in the air , or if it’s a radar guided missile
@@jimlthor nope I talk shit about my employer on a daily basis. But I think beeing a nurse and in times of patients beeing a ressource and not humans it's just something different.
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I don't if it's directly comparable, but I was a laser technician for IR telecommunications lasers. And maintaining those was enough of a headache that I can imagine the airlines would never want to have to add that to a preflight checklist.
I'm an aircraft mechanic and I can imagine what kind of trouble it would mean having such a complicated system, subjected to periodical checks and repairs by the average engineer.....
It's not like this system would be on the MEL for the aircraft. If it doesn't work it can be fixed when convenient.
@@Surestick88 you sure about that? imagine if it got shot down while the ams wasn't functional...
...and we all know what "fixed when convenient" usually means.
@@bradwolf9410 If an aircraft had an inoperable laser they would just plane swap to go into the hot zone..
@@bradwolf9410 As Raiko mentioned, it'd probably go on the MEL list for flying to TLV and other sensitive airports, and they'd swap planes as necessary, but it wouldn't be on the MEL list for most airports..
I'm a little disappointed because I thought competing couriers were starting to install AA missiles on their planes...
It's not what you think
"And tower, FedEx 1821 fox 2..... and tower FedEx 1821 splash one good kill good kill su 57"
Now Russia will build SUPERMANUVERABLE cargo/passenger plane
@@electron6825 it's never what I think 😫
Me too, bro.
Why FedEx wants to add anti-missile on their planes?
"Because UPS fxckers have AA site all around the world." quoted one manager in FedEx.
This is why I love this channel. I had no idea this existed but I love finding out.
Honestly, that cable testing range tidbit was awesome. Thanks, TIL.
I was on the taxiway when the SAM hit the DHL aircraft and watched it limp in on its approach and veer off of the BIAP runway. Surreal to see that pop in my youtube feed nearly two decades later.
Iraq: “If it flies it dies”
“But sir that’s a unarmed cargo pla-“
*“DID I STUTTER?”*
*Iran
“But sir that’s a pigeon”
Jedi system: "This is not the plane you are looking for."
USS Vincennes be like
@@fadli_1577 all the same, full of muslims.
When you finally need to use one of them: Windows XP needs to download these updates....
Well keep in mind that they had a French air to air missile found at an American airport a few years back. These planes were probably involved in the logistics of things that were sensitive in some regard and had an advanced threat profile.
Imagine WW3 be like
Enemy general: “Who are we being attacked by?!”
Enemy scout: “FedEx sir!”
I would enjoy that.
my god.. lock Amazon™ Fire Sticks and return fire
The fact that the DHL plane was able to land with a sizable part of the wing missing is just amazing!
Civil Airliners are shockingly resilient in practise to sheer brute force. They have to be to be able to fly at all. It just isn't obvious in most accidents because of just how much force is happening when something does go sufficiently wrong.
@@darthkarl99 Yes they are but.. the DHL is the only Airliner to have ever landed safely without all it's Hydraulics.
@@AFoxGuy not the only one
FedEx's war against UPS has escalated to a new level
Nice educational videos would’ve never knew this if it wasn’t for you
Anything that makes air travel safer is a good thing. If these systems can work effectively, it'd be worth it with the number of SAM systems that will no doubt get into the wrong hands in the next few years.
@Mike Hoyer not the same.
@Mike Hoyer If you cut people's arms off, then they can't shoplift 😂
@UC-zC6RD4Sd-R9xxzsscGZig besides the idiotic attempt at a 'gotcha' I'll answer it anyway. My qualifying comment was if they work effectively.
Having every passenger's ass probed would obviously reduce the number of people interested in flying to probably nil unless you like the tickle of it, and is clearly entirely impractical and ineffective. Having a defensive system that only works 10% of the time and adds too much weight and fuel consumption is also a waste of time. If these systems are proven dependable enough and practical enough there are literally 10s of serious commercial accidents that could have been prevented and could be prevented in the future with how many MANPADS and other AA systems are going to seep into the wrong hands over the next few years.
People mocked airframe parachutes in light aircraft yet one brand alone has saved over 500 lives.
A lot of these donated systems are leaking out of Ukraine into other parts of Europe. Such defences may become a necessity in the future.
@@Handl3sAreStupid they can still use rest of the body...
As a former FedEx employee who worked the ramp and knew about these, it is exactly what I thought.
Which airport were you at?
@@ToothlesstheNightFury510 KPHX
@@SAMann729 ah nice, I’m very close to Oakland airport and on the way to my fedex ground facility 🤣 I see the express planes and I’m amazed each time just for the fact that we humans created a world like the one we live in where packages are shipped in planes around the world.
I was a DG agent at ONTR way back in the day and can confirm seeing these installed on a few planes that came in.
Woooow! Look at you go!
Fedex just wants to grind its cargo in peace
The reasons for failure (lack of adoption) could have and should have been easily foreseeable before implementation, particularly the export restrictions. Thus the whole development cost was perhaps wasted.
In the end it is just a side project to make defense contractors happy
Much cheaper to stop US from selling stingers to the black market
yeah the companies involved and the bureaucrats approving it knew it would never work. just suckling at the teet.
@@piisfun military cargo planes already have chaff and flares but not much else
Funny i wouldve thought the govt should shoulder some cost to ensure safety of citizens especially in damgerous envirenments
this guy never disappoint with his videos
well I was disappointed that he messed up his intro lol
Its not what you think
Bla dude this comment is about 4 months to late bro. Pick something else.
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@@NotWhatYouThink Thanks I been watching you for two years. Insane
Very interesting, thank you!
Meanwhile in a parallel universe:
“Jedi not Jet eye”
From FedEx to DefEx
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Is your channel equipped with advance missile system against any potential demonetization?
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Lmao, good one
Well naturally he’s gonna need donations for that. 😅
CZcams is demonitizing everyone lol.
Nc one
2:19 aww... you had me excited there for a moment 😌
I love how when I seek in 99% of yt videos, I can always tell where the ad break is. I wish CZcamsrs had a better way for doing videos without these terrible ads.
They could run them at the end
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@@hamsterfromabove8905 Yes. Unfortunately, most people choose to increase their revenue by making their product worse rather than better. Nothing you can do about it as a consumer other than stop consuming.
As a FedEx pilot I flew a few times the MD-10s that had the MANPAD systems, but they were deactivated.
Do you mean like the planes had a system to defend against manpads
So you never had to experience the warning indicator, next to you're master caution?
@@henryschmidt485 Did you not see/listen to the video?
IIRC they were only ever active when servicing the DoD contracts.
@@obsidianjane4413 well I was just confused by the comment because manpads stands for man portable air defense systems like the stinger missile which are used to shoot down aircraft
0:24 the fact that he didn’t finish told me that this was serious…
Export license is also required for domestic based operations involving foreign citizens. I've used export controlled software and we were discouraged from using cloud based services for data backup to be in export compliance. There was also issue with the IT personelle managing the server the software operated on had to US citizens.
Anyone else notice the girl at 7:27 trying to take the perfect selfie lol
8:20 the rockets fired from gaza are not guided thus the protection system is not effective, EL AL kept flying because they serve as the gate to israel.
Which is why they have the Iron Dome to intercept it; unguided Qassam rockets can be avoided by taking evasive action. Remember the time when an El Al 707 did a nosedive to neutralise 2 hijackers - the only time an inflight hijacking was foiled
Chad el al pilots B)
Honestly I didn't think it would be so advanced. I just imagined a 737 spitting out flares like an AC-130
Flares alone without proper timing and maneuvering are pretty much useless with such massive planes
Interesting video. Thank you.
The Airbus A300 that was hit had lost all hydraulics I believe which made the aircraft very difficult to fly as they couldn’t use any of the conventional controls (ailerons, rudder, elevators) and had to rely only on the engine thrust.
Don't forget the plane being overloaded with the pilots massive balls.
@Apsoy Pike That has happened before, and people have landed planes like that
@Apsoy Pike Nope. There have been instances where the plane was mid-flight and miles away from an airport
@@xcr8ivex708 Funny how your life being on the line could put you "in the zone" for piloting.
@Apsoy Pike it was damn near impossible for them. As far as I know they’re the only ones to pull it off.
It's all fun and games until the missile becomes radar guided🥲
that would be more expensive and more exclusive, making it much less likely that terrorists could get their hands on them and want to use them on civilian aircraft
In recent years most airliners were shot down by radar guided russian made sam systems
@@thefolder69 still happend tho
@@thefolder69 don't worry cia will give tyem to test new weapons..
Like they always do either in Ukraine or Iraq
@@affan3095 or simply in USA. A lot of mass shooters lately that were all known to CIA but somehow ended up killing people anyway. I wonder why a person known to violence is allowed to do something before anything is done about it.
It's almost like all these "terrorism" acts are carried out by noone else but US government itself.
I never comment about sponsored content but that ground news website is really special.
I’ve been using it too since the first sponsorship (I hadn’t heard of them prior to that).
So many thoughts and questions after watching this
a big issue as well is countries stopping the planes and stealing the system
Self destruct system that without authorized users removing it causes the internal systems to slag themselves.
Similar systems have been used for classified radios and computers for decades.
That I can imagine
Then just add a missile launch system and cannons to the vessel with letters of marque and reprisal so it can defend that system from theft, or reprise it back afterwards.
Yeah bro, noone but USA has this ingenious next generation laser technology that totally is top secret and unknown to anyone, and the rest of the world is dying to acquire this.
Russia is trying to get Viktor Bout released from prison
Given the issues with licensing wouldn't it be easier to equip the aircraft with chaff/flairs? as that's old simple technology that doesn't require licensing to my understanding.
You would still need detection devices, I don't really get why a heat detector/camera connected to a laser pointer needs so much licensing. The software is likely the most important part and that doesn't need service nor examination and could be encrypted to prevent other countries from accessing it.
Maybe not export control licensing, but you'd definitely run into regulatory problems associated with handling of pyrotechnical devices in close proximity to operations prone to flammability such as refueling and maintenance on oxygen systems. Probably insurance issues as well, if an unintentionally released flare starts a fire.
Problem is, the stinger is designed to ignore flares and since the airliner wont be pulling any maneuvers, a hard kill system seems like the best choice
Just try pitching airlines on _anything_ that involves explosives, particularly devices that have to be loaded, unloaded, stored and shipped. It's hard enough to do all that for military aircraft.
@@Victor-ze3sd Because its a detector specifically designed to track missiles and a laser specifically designed to blind IR sensors. There might be alot of companies that can make tech like that in theory, but actually knowing how to use it and disable missiles is way more complicated. That includes the capabilities, not just the software.
It also got restrictions for a reaosn, for once; if someone gets their hand on the tech, that makes it likely easier to develope missile to counter the system.
They are committed to knocking out the competition.
Every time I hear “Not What You Think” it makes me glad I watch this video
FedEx needs to figure out how to send a package from NY to Michigan without first sending it to California 🙄
lt goes to memphis first and then to its destination
No first it has to go to California to see how bad we want it then if we make a complaint then they have to make some bs reason we don't have our package
@@bluestillplayz8640 its a transit route, ship with someone else if you don't like it.
@@Sulto_ what ever FedEx atleast ships on time or earlier than expected
Your best work yet. The ITAR requirements would be monumental at best. The security clearances required for maintenance and the possible external "AGENCIES" that could obtain this system information. Then if installed every aircraft would be considered a military jet and all of it's occupants are suddenly combatants. The list goes on and on.
4:57 that looks like the best job in history. "What do you do?"
"I fire Stingers at model airplanes."
Hasn't El Al had this for years, and the occasional sidewinder for travel in the immediate neighborhood when things heat up?
Yes, they have
I’ve been using Ground news for a while after I saw it in one of your videos and I use it a lot now. Its a really good way to get some news that I may have missed.
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I just watched a video on the DHL being hit
Now I’m here
Makes sense to me in this world today!
1:47 a beautiful wire harness specially when you need to diagnose a problem 🤣🤣🤣
The DHL actually lost all its hydraulics and landed only on variable engine thrust
"Why a transport company needs military tech..."
First off, a well armed society is a polite one.
So the manpads make people more polite? What do you base that on?
@@StCreed I base that on the fact that president biden has threatened to use "fighter jets" on people like me because we share a different opinion. Also why the hell not? They look cool as hell and can be responsibly used, against a tyrannical government perhaps.
@@StCreed Wouldn't you complement someone's shiny new MANPAD?
A country with a new school shooting every week is near the bottom of the list of polite societies
@@Reznor1974 My my, what a fine Stinger missile system you have there.
Great video
You know, If I'm thinking flying somewhere is unsafe, the plane having an anti missile system won't really soothe my nerves.
I doubt that type of laser could hurt anyone or blow up a fuel truck as all they're design to do is blind the sensor.
I mean a decent flashlight can temporarily blind a person if you focus it well enough but if you shine it on fuel truck it's not going to make it explode...
Lasers are concentrated enough that they can damage eyesight at any power level, higher power levels just damage it worse and even their scatter can damage eyesight without protection.
Without any specific knowledge, I suspect those lasers are deep IR lasers in the 5 to 50W range.
Basically, if it hits your face, you'll have no idea why your retinas just melted.
Then you clearly have no idea what kind of laser you need to confuse a missile IR sensor because a flashlight isn't going to do it.
Lasers used in performance shows can set human flesh on fire if you give it enough time, and guess what, military lasers are more powerful than that.
There is a damn good reason Israeli airlines planes have flare dispensers. There are a lot of people in that region that dont like them, so there is a fairly high risk of missiles
Chad Israeli commercial pilots using chaff and flares
Of course jews would have flares on their own planes, while in USA (Israeli colony) a plane cannot have even that because "sorry sir, money printer broke".
@@kirayoshikage4057 wtf are you on about? "Israeli colony"???
@@militarynerdsnek7639 you'll figure it out when you pull your head out of your ass and look around your surroundings for long enough.
There is a very good May Day Episode to the missile attack from 0:30
That DHL flight was shot at while a reporter was with the people that shot at. There is film of it if you search on youtube.
This is hands down the coolest thing I've never heard. Hope all aircraft get this, regardless of if they're for shipping or passengers.
El Al currently is the only airline that has this kind of tech installed on their planes
Another implementation could be a network of drones or ground stations guarding the hotspots. The drones could have the system installed, defending an airspace. It could solve the problems of having airlines installing the systems and the export issues. Of course this would only work in certain countries.
Why would you use drones to defend airspace? It would be cheaper and more effective to use laser ground stations but by then you would assume that that territory is already safe, most missile attacks are on places where the area security is low so you wouldn't expect to have drones nearby. (Not to mention how would you fit a guiding system on a hover drone)
@@pinkman4928 "but by then you would assume that territory is already safe". Yeah bro, just stop producing nukes already, your enemy is just going to assume that you still have them lmao.
“They were guided by an unseen force… belkan technology”
Rather than guard it just list it as a no-fly zone? SAM systems that can reach over 15,000 ft are a pretty trackable import. For one to be offensive against civilian aircraft would mean a serious conflict is already taking place there and airlines would know about the risk.
Take a drink every time he says not what you think.
**Casually overhydrates**
Welp, finally...i guess, a NWYT video where some things are EXACTLY what we think
If and when I get a personal aircraft
I wanna get one of these on it. Flares, chaff, and a RWR
Well, it could be effective against some older MANPADS, but the first question is how would this perform against newer ones? After all, there is constant race between a tool and countertool... Second, what about missiles with other guidance type, such as older Blowpipe? They don't use IR homing.
You got a point, buy I imagine being abke to counter old systems on low-meduim value targets would serve its purposes fine especially if it can make use of dev wastes we need to do but won't profit long term off of
The more expensive every hit costs, and the cheaper and more efficiently the defense can be done, the less likely somebody will want to do hits. If you can get the cost of a hit to quarter a hostile countries total yearly revenue there more likely to play the politics game instead of the war game
The Blowpipe is famous for being unable to hit anything
They're delivering your anime figurines to you, not bombs to Moscow. They don't need to worry about everything.
Noo need for defense against other types of targeting systems when the majority are relying on IR. Would be a unreasonably high effort for minimal retutn
No defense is perfect.
El Al is the only commercial airline to equip its planes with missile defense systems to protect its planes against surface-to-air missiles.
0:51 thats a nice supercell in the background
Now they are going to need turret modifications and a cannon on its side oh wait I accidentally turned a plane into a AC-130
Enemy Fed-ex130 incoming
I was already thinking this should have been a thing for a while. Even without the recent accident it just makes sense for civilian aircraft to have countermeasures in place for an attack from a military aircraft or ground installation. What good is it to leave them completely defenseless against an attack when many of them will end up flying in the airspace of unstable countries anyway?
Need letters of marque to outfit private vessels with military arms.
@Bu8813z I feel like at least part of the reason they do this is because they've determined that the cost of developing and installing these systems to their planes is outweighed by a combination of the good PR and the fact that their actual insurance premiums on their planes will take a deep dive with this system installed.
@Bu8813z even if they spent 0.0000001% of their flight out of reach of a MANPAD, all it takes is for a missile to connect with the target. In other words, a crash is basically guaranteed unless the missile doesn't connect properly, like in DHL accident.
Your odds of dying in a car crash are 1 in 107. Now, before you start coping about it being high, remember that this is over a lifetime. So you drive your car everyday, for 60 years, and your odds of dying in a car crash over that span is less than 1%... Now explain to me, mr genius, why you use a seatbealt despite your odds of dying in a car crash being non-existent, and then we can talk about the "only 20% of the flight time is the plane vulnerable".
@Bu8813z because I'm not discussing this with a jew who upvotes his own comments.
I thought flares worked, too? But then there's the inherent fire hazard... I'd like to see the C-130's flare system installed as a minimum. It looks so cool when it fires. Angel wings...
I was surprised, way back in 2003 in Kabul, when FedEx delivered some spare parts we needed.
FedEx gonna give it to ya
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These missiles are predominantly infrared seeking missiles, why not just a simple detection system and flare launcher on? Far cheaper and if you go back a couple generations, probably wouldn't matter exporting it as the chicoms and Russians would already have better tech themselves so any theft and reverse engineering would be pointless to worry about.
The laser is one of those things that sounds cool, but if it can't be done, go old school low tech and cheap.
This is the part where I offer a token 'flares arent entirely reliable.'
And dangerous if things go very wrong
And the one time they do install flares, the missile fired was an ARM. Well poop, ain't it?
Flares are classed as ammo/pyrotechnics and have to be handled as such by trained personel. It would be a nightmare trying to operate such an aircraft on commercial airports.
@@The2wheelmadness probably a good time, then, for some kind of commercial, consumer grade version be developed to fill this gap.
All these multi-billion dollar defense contractors and they can't think of a way to make a low cost, reliable system that will only need a technician to do basic maintenance and checking once every 6 months or a year?
Love the Star Wars reference. 😂
9:19 "You can just imagine the lawsuits, after a laser misfires and hits a person, or another airplane, or a fuel truck."
I mean, unless any of those devices/organisms are dependent on FLIR for basic navigation, then I think you'll be fine.
lol. Just imagine an anti-laserstrike laser system: some punk kid shoots a laser pointer he got from the dollar store at the cockpit of an airplane... and then instantly has his retinas fried out by a kilowatt infrared laser.
It is against the 3rd Geneva Convention to deploy a laser system that is designed to blind the unaided eye.
Lasers come in type levels:-
Razzle
Dazzle
Frazzle
That's when you know the world's truly fcked
When the mail services need anti missile systems
Mail has always been heavily defended. It makes sense considering warzones still need deliveries.
the white sands aerial cable range seems like a prime candiate for a tom scott video
Disabling some of the hydraulics try all its was one of the most impressive landing in aviation history
What other purpose would it be for? To blind anyone who uses a laser pointer at planes for revenge?
Well, you see, we all know that airliner pilots cannot be trusted with anything and they're basically all evil, that's why we allow them to have complete control over 200+ lives at once and sometimes, very important cargo that if lost, could lead to their execution; giving them a giant laser pointer wouldn't end well... Anyway I'm going back to bombing another 3rd world country, but don't worry about it, I do it for good.
Sometimes the FedEx plane flying higher empties their lavatory and the FedEx flying lower needs an anti-missile system to defend itself from the quickly dropping icicle.
Thanks!
Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the video :-)
1:58. Absolutely brilliant name! 🤪
Manpads are mostly infrared guided. So its not just a simple radar warning device but a good chunk of additional tech to detect the launch. Flare and chaff might come in handy as well while generally the best defence against manpads is altitude and speed.
Chaff is to blind radar, not an ir missile
Also flares by a huge slow aircraft which is landing wont make much difference
@@hiteshadhikari chaff against rdr guided aa missiles while youre at it. If youre putting on dispensers anyway a bit of chaff wont hurt. Flaring an IR missile especially older generation ones is always a good idea. And if it just works 1 out of 10 times its still worth it.
@@TheDude50447 u know costs?
2nd do u think chaff is anyway going to save a huge metal foil in air which has an rcs of a building?
@@hiteshadhikari chaff doesnt save a fighter if not used correctly. It depends on the type of radar. If its a doppler radar tracking then the radar can only see movement but no target that isnt moving towards or away from it. Its more complicated than that but generally once you get a missile launch warning you can see on your radar warner from where you are being tracked. Then you turn 90 degrees offset from that tracking device and start dropping chaff while lasering the missile in this case. And then you hope you can either destroy it or it goes stupid. But generally a radar guided missile inside a zone where you cant outrun it is extremely hard to avoid. Youre probably right and it wont matter but chaff dispensers are much much cheaper than a laser and they might be able to save a plane one day. Like were probably talkign a few thousand dollars per plane. Basically nothing for a company like fed ex.
@@TheDude50447 u realise that doppler radars are not used as FCR right? For a firing solution u need a much more clear lock not a ping return.... Most sam have radars which can detect fighter sized targets at good range, for an aircraft which is huge range is 2 to 3 times the detection range of even a larger sized fighter radar. These aircraft are simply not agile enough to escape even half decent Radar guided missiles let alone state of the art. No amount of chaff can save them as even if chaff protects, the aircrafts are slow and will not be able to escape or even dive down to protect from radar tracking or to drag the missile down
What happened to Flares? Not a single mention of the pro or cons
I think flares are not that hard to differentiate from an engine, probably only effective on old missiles with very simple electronics.
Jedi to missile: This is not the plane your looking for.
Imagine trying to do a preemptive strike starting a war and getting clapped by FedEx before it can even get rolling
1:25 That's part of the wreckage of TWA FLT 800 when it broke apart just minutes after leaving JFK. However, this wasn't caused by terrorists; rather, it was a combination of fuel vapors and faulty wiring running through the center tank. This piece of the fuselage is probably still at the NTSB training center.
Yeah, thought I recognized that from another crash.
Can't speculate as to why, but their is every indication of deception in their investigative process. Those findings are a cover up. When you consider the unidentified radar tracks leading up to the crash, the crucial evidence that went missing during the investigation, the improbability of their explanation, the scores of witnesses to the missile, the investigators own doubts about the findings, the discouraging treatment of the witnesses by the investigators, there can be no question. And I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any means.
@@kalerobertson1287 What evidence of "deception" are you talking about?And what unidentified radar tracks? You mean the pieces of the aircraft just after it blew apart? This situation wasn't like the problem wen Iran shot down a Ukrainian 737 or when the U.S. Navy misidentified an A300 as an F-14 and shot that down.
0:36 the plane didn't just lost some of the hydraulic, they lost all 3 hydraulic systems, the only thing they could control was throttle. One of a few instances of a plane landing without any hydraulic.
I liked that part at 2:22 BAE Systems developed JetEye...not Jed-i ..😂
5mins in: ..."it may sound strange"...it sounds like amazing fun more like. I used to do something similar with an air rifle and cheap foam gliders when I was younger!
Now that I think about it, I think all commercial airlines should have anti missile systems.