[QUOTE=Aaronn;23937076][quote]The Stinger missile is something that appears in the news every time there is an armed conflict involving United States forces. It also appears after certain airline accidents -- the one involving TWA flight 800 is a recent example. The reason we hear so much about the Stinger in these contexts is because the Stinger missile is an extremely effective weapon for shooting down aircraft. The missile uses an infrared seeker to lock on to the heat in the engine's exhaust, and [b]will hit nearly anything flying below 11,000 feet.[/b][/quote]
Oh shit.
[quote]Here are the stats on the Stinger missile:
* Length - 5 feet (1.5 meters)
* Diameter - 2.75 inches (7 cm)
* Weight - 22 pounds (10 kg)
* Weight with launcher - 34.5 pounds (15.2 kg)
* Explosives - 2.2 pounds, impact fuze (explodes on contact with target)
* [b]Speed - 1,500 mph (2,400 kph, Mach 2)[/b]
* [b]Altitude Range - Approximately 11,000 feet (3 km)[/b]
* [b]Distance Range - Approximately 5 miles (8 km)[/b][/quote]
shiiiiiiit [/QUOTE]
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Actually, NASA's little atmospheric [URL="http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.html"]UAV[/URL] has the new airspeed record, at mach 9.6 which is almost 7,000mph. No human would be able to withstand that, right? But the blackbird is the fastest manned aircraft.
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