It seems we are not ALONE in Leeds

[chameleon]

raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Si wrote: Also very quick off the draw to hit an object travelling at 733 feet per second with a torch beam! Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser!(Ps Yes I know - it was too heavy to throw that far!) I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. PS - before anyone has a sense of humour failure / post deletion frenzy, I was referring to the Red Baron's aircraft: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen Seem to remember thisreally first became a practical beast rising from the theoretical around 1960.For many years the LASER was described as a solution looking for a problem with no significant practical applications in sight. And look where we are now!

[Si]

raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser! I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. Thankyou Stan. A risk assessment team insisted on firing a laser at the modern light aircraft instead of a Lewis gun because apparently that would be too dangerous. Bloody spoilsports.It's Health and Safety gone mad!!!        

[Uno Hoo]

Si wrote: raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser! I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. Thankyou Stan. A risk assessment team insisted on firing a laser at the modern light aircraft instead of a Lewis gun because apparently that would be too dangerous. Bloody spoilsports.It's Health and Safety gone mad!!!         Did H & S believe the laser would have had a better chance of hitting the Lewis Gun?

[raveydavey]

Uno Hoo wrote: Si wrote: raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser! I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. Thankyou Stan. A risk assessment team insisted on firing a laser at the modern light aircraft instead of a Lewis gun because apparently that would be too dangerous. Bloody spoilsports.It's Health and Safety gone mad!!!         Did H & S believe the laser would have had a better chance of hitting the Lewis Gun? I'll bet the laser operator had to wear a hard hat and a hi-viz vest too, didn't he? And the pilot would have required "Working At Height" certification.

[Leodian]

raveydavey wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: Si wrote: raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser! I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. Thankyou Stan. A risk assessment team insisted on firing a laser at the modern light aircraft instead of a Lewis gun because apparently that would be too dangerous. Bloody spoilsports.It's Health and Safety gone mad!!!         Did H & S believe the laser would have had a better chance of hitting the Lewis Gun? I'll bet the laser operator had to wear a hard hat and a hi-viz vest too, didn't he? And the pilot would have required "Working At Height" certification. That made me smile.

[Brandy]

How about this one then-Jan-09 Not Given St Albans Hertfordshire Something lit up the sky. There was smoke in the sky afterwards.errrrrrm a Firework maybe lol

[dogduke]

The MOD logs are basic to say the least andreally don't tell us anything.There must be better information 'out there'than this.P.S. - where can I buy chinese lantern shares ?

[Si]

raveydavey wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: Si wrote: raveydavey wrote: Si wrote: Just remembered a programme on telly I saw recently. The makers of the show were trying to recreate the last fatal flight of the Red Baron during WWI. Despite knowing it was coming, an expert marksman was unable to hit a light aircraft flying at approx 1500ft at 120 mph with a tripod-mounted laser! I didn't realise they had lasers in WWI, let alone that they were using them to shoot down German Fokkers. Thankyou Stan. A risk assessment team insisted on firing a laser at the modern light aircraft instead of a Lewis gun because apparently that would be too dangerous. Bloody spoilsports.It's Health and Safety gone mad!!!         Did H & S believe the laser would have had a better chance of hitting the Lewis Gun? I'll bet the laser operator had to wear a hard hat and a hi-viz vest too, didn't he? And the pilot would have required "Working At Height" certification. As it happens...the marksman WAS required to wear goggles. However, this was so that he couldn't see the beam which would have given him an advantage over the WWI Lewis gunner (the laser was green, the goggles tinted red.)