[laffs] Fw: Remote Control Superb, The Global Hawk
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- Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:14:15 -0600
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From: Gene Hatfield
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Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 9:28 PM
Subject: [laffs] Remote Control Superb, The Global Hawk
Check the accomplishments of "The Global Hawk"
Gene H.
From:
Date: Monday, January 7, 2008, 1:15 PM
This is pretty impressive!! In case you haven't seen it . . .. and
heard of its accomplishments!
THE GLOBAL HAWK
This is a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the
war zone recently under its own power. ( Iraq to Edwards AFB in
CA) -
Not transported via C5 or C17.....
Notice the mission paintings on the fuselage.
It's actually over 250 missions.... (and I would suppose 25 air
medals).
That's a long way for a remotely-piloted aircraft.
Think of the technology (and the required quality of the data
link
to fly it remotely).
Not only that but the pilot controlled it from a nice warm
control
panel at Edwards AFB.
Really long legs- can stay up for almost 2 days at altitudes
above 60,000 ft.
The Global Hawk was controlled via satellite; it flew missions
during
OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upper Alaska and back
non-stop.
Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in mil
thrust,
fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with
radar.
There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in
the
flight are tied together electronically, and can see who is
targeting who,
and they have AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness
from that and other sensors.
The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all over.
It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to aviation.
It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return, land and taxi on
its own.
No blackouts, no fatigue, no relief tubes, no ejection seats,
and best of all,
no dead pilots, no POWs? Pretty cool!
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