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[QUOTE]In June, one of the most capable air-to-air fighters in the world, an F-22 Raptor based at Langley AFB, was grounded by a swarm of honey bees. The bees were drawn to the Raptor’s thrust-vectoring exhaust nozzles, covering a good portion of the upper left-hand petal.
The 192nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron called in retired Navy veteran and local bee keeper Andy Westrich to relocate the honey bees to a more acceptable home. He donned his gear and vacuumed the bees right up, solving the problem for all involved, including the bees.
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[URL]http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4799/f-22-raptor-grounded-by-swarm[/URL]
I wonder what would happen if they just turned on the afterburner
They're just giving the Raptor a big bee hug, obvi
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How cool is it that the air force called a retired veteran [I]beekeeper[/I] who was able to solve the problem without causing damage to the aircraft or injuring the bees.
Why were the bees attracted in the first place?
The bee shortage was caused by the US Air Force as a ground strike weapon.
Called it.
I'm more surprised they called in an Ex-Navy guy, the branches are all (friendly) rivals with one another
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Military Weapons Research
Earth's greatest weapon after flying spiders.
the bees extract their revenge
I just had this image in my head of this cloud of bees assaulting a F-22 in flight and slowly enveloping the nose/cockpit visor.
this news made my day
They broke out of the anti-personnel missiles they had been contained in.
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
they most likely came from a larger hive nearby and were looking for a place to build a new one.
It's a weird place for the queen to migrate to resource-wise.
Glad nobody got hurt though.
Imagine the pilot going home that day
"So how was my badass, g-ignoring, country defending hunk of a husbands day?"
"I got my jet attacked by bees"
"..."
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
the bees are actually chinese microdrones
Robotic bees controlled by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The latest military installment by our glorious leader Kim Jong-Un.
[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50869570]I'm more surprised they called in an Ex-Navy guy, the branches are all (friendly) rivals with one another[/QUOTE]
Pretty sure it was just a coincidence that he was a vet. They just called the closest bee keeper.
I'm glad they had them relocated rather than exterminated.
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
it could be an attempt to camoflage the stealthy airplane as a bee on radar, or some queen thought "hmm this is good" and brought her entire swarm in or something in the paint mimics pheromones
[QUOTE=mcharest;50869533]They're just giving the Raptor a big bee hug, obvi
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How cool is it that the air force called a retired veteran [I]beekeeper[/I] who was able to solve the problem without causing damage to the aircraft or injuring the bees.[/QUOTE]
"Keeps, we need you to come out of retirement one last time."
"Nothing you can say will drag me back in."
"They've got the F-22, we need you to get them out."
Summer Blockbuster plot ensues.
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Because it's a fucking sweet plane, dude.
[QUOTE=cpt.armadillo;50870162]Because it's a fucking sweet plane, dude.[/QUOTE]
It's the bees knees.
If only Nicolas Cage had played Maverick...
Maybe the bees found something wrong with the jet and stopped the pilot from flying. Bees are nice like that.
Not like wasps. Fuck wasps.
Hyper-realistic EDF gameplay footage.
Once again Mother Nature demonstrates her raw power over humanity's petty machinery
There's bees, battle buddy!
[QUOTE=Robman8908;50870509]If only Nicolas Cage had played Maverick...[/QUOTE]
I want someone to remix the "AaaAaAaa BEEES" Cage scream ontop of the song Dangerzone, would fit this thread perfectly
It's really cool someone thought of safely removing them instead of just killing them.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;50871133]Once again Mother Nature demonstrates her raw power over humanity's petty machinery[/QUOTE]
Not really. All they had to do was turn the engine on. That is the exhaust. The bees would have been vaporized
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
Heat, colour smell and moisture. All a jet engine has in plenty supply.
[editline]12th August 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;50871133]Once again Mother Nature demonstrates her raw power over humanity's petty machinery[/QUOTE]
They could have just used a pest control flamer to clear the bees... mother nature doesn't have jack shit on an f22, that thing will fly through a hurricane.
[QUOTE=Lone_Star94;50869553]Why were the bees attracted in the first place?[/QUOTE]
They mistook it for a Hornet.
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