sidcow Posted March 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Jareth said: They're gonna use this guy He'd certainly get them them running around like lunatics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 A question for the aviation experts....... I have been watching the US Global Hawks since the start of the war. They fly a very predictable flightpath over the Black Sea. East to West. Turn. West to East. Turn. 1. Are they able to fly a more erratic/unpredictable course and still obtain the data they need? 2. Can it be moved in real time in response to a threat? Or is there a significant delay between the pilot giving the command and the drone executing the command? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 hours ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: It reminds me of the barracks from full metal jacket, minus private pyle and the jelly donut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 35 minutes ago, sne said: i dont mean to underplay the Ukraine conflict, its terrible, however its hard not to laugh at this when you consider that none of the merry band ever had anything like this for their efforts to "save Iraq/Afghanistan/Syria" etc etc, it really shows just how everything is so double standards in the world, and how much of it is in the pockets of the west. Yeah, Putin prob should face charges, but so should Bush, Blair, and many, many others for their crimes (aka: saving the people in the East......) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, MaVilla said: i dont mean to underplay the Ukraine conflict, its terrible, however its hard not to laugh at this when you consider that none of the merry band ever had anything like this for their efforts to "save Iraq/Afghanistan/Syria" etc etc, it really shows just how everything is so double standards in the world, and how much of it is in the pockets of the west. Yeah, Putin prob should face charges, but so should Bush, Blair, and many, many others for their crimes (aka: saving the people in the East......) I don't think the warrant is for illegal invasion / war etc , sounded like it was for illegal deportation of children from Ukraine so what about Bush /Blair isn't the same thing here .. not that they shouldn't be facing trail for other crimes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I imagine Russia cares as much about the ICC as China, the US, Qatar, Israel, Libya and so on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Nice to see ICC not too embarrassed to take a public stand in a way that only emphasises that they're an impotent court nobody gives a shit about. Got to love a trier! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2023 Let's see if some bounty hunter can bring him in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Let's see if some bounty hunter can bring him in. This is the way 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Let's see if some bounty hunter can bring him in. Sadly Boba Fett is busy taking a bath so it'll have to be this prime specimen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, sne said: Sadly Boba Fett is busy taking a bath so it'll have to be this prime specimen Loads of others to choose from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 17, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 17, 2023 These are the boys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Markov is shot away. Apparently they've not abducted the kids cos Ukraine is part of Russian territory and they allow the parents to visit the children every week. My mind is blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 17, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: A question for the aviation experts....... I have been watching the US Global Hawks since the start of the war. They fly a very predictable flightpath over the Black Sea. East to West. Turn. West to East. Turn. 1. Are they able to fly a more erratic/unpredictable course and still obtain the data they need? 2. Can it be moved in real time in response to a threat? Or is there a significant delay between the pilot giving the command and the drone executing the command? The flight paths they follow take into account other airspace users and, what’s the word, consideration? By following a consistent route they allow air traffic control services and airspace users to easily avoid confliction. It’s kind of polite. 1. Yes, absolutely. A flight plan consists of a series of waypoints. So a planned mission could be as you describe, or it could me more complex and unpredictable. Further, there’s the option to update the flight plan during the sortie, or to manually override it. Maybe something is seen which the operator deems of particular interest and worthy of further/longer/closer observation, for example. 2. Not true real time, the latency is around 3-5 seconds over satellite link. When it comes to take off and landing a different link is used with almost 0 latency 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 (edited) Putin makes a surprise visit to Mariupol, is that to goad them for issuing an arrest warrant? Its such a shame the Ukrainians didn’t get intelligence he was heading in so they could have shot his helicopter down. Edited March 19, 2023 by Genie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 On 18/03/2023 at 03:02, UpTheVilla26 said: Apparently they've not abducted the kids cos Ukraine is part of Russian territory and they allow the parents to visit the children every week. Oh,im glad about that.The last thing that anyone would want is for Russia to kidnap kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Genie said: Putin makes a surprise visit to Mariupol, is that to goad them for issuing an arrest warrant? Its such a shame the Ukrainians didn’t get intelligence he was heading in so they could have shot his helicopter down. I have seen the pictures and the video. That doesn't look like Putin. The movement is all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted March 19, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Mandy Lifeboats said: I have seen the pictures and the video. That doesn't look like Putin. The movement is all wrong. First thing my gf and I talked about was, but it's it really him? Also I'm not a betting man, but hands up who thinks he really flew in by helicopter? And he went there at night. How bizarre. Was it because in daylight people might see it's not really him? Or is because due to the curfew they can much more easily control who's out and about? So much bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Looks like Putin to me. What videos are we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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