Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Speeding Story

[Dan Warlick (edwf430]

Scottie,
Are you going to be at the Jet Av reception tonight?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
To: "Daniel" <edwf430 [at] bellsouth.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Speeding Story


> Read the snopes article.  The type of radar (directional doppler) used
> to measure speed - and open doors at the local strip mall - is very
> different from the type of radar used in military applications.
> Neither a pilot nor the electronics in his plane would be likely to
> mistake one for another.
>
> Scottie
>
> On Jan 24, 2008, at 12:39 PM, Steve Jenkins wrote:
>
> > Actually, I heard that it was French Gendarmes who were using
> > traffic radar
> > on the Autoroute. They locked on to a Mirage, and the pilot's
> > extensive
> > French military training kicked in, and he ejected instantly!
> >
> > SJ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LarryT [mailto:l02turner [at] comcast.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:14 AM
> > To: Steve Jenkins
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: [Ferrari] Speeding Story
> >
> > Howdy -
> > Don;t know if this is true or not, but it makes for a good story. -
> >
> > <<Two California Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding
> > enforcement
> > on I-15, North of MCAS Miramar. One of the officers was using a hand
> > held
> > radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching near the crest
> > of a
> > hill.
> >
> > The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began
> > reading 300
> > miles per hour. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it
> > would
> > not
> > reset and turned off.
> >
> > Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar
> > had in
> > fact locked onto a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low
> > flying
> > exercise near the location.
> >
> > Back at the CHP Headquarters the Patrol Captain fired off a
> > complaint to
> > the USMC Base Commander.
> >
> > Back came a reply in true USMC style:
> >
> > Thank you for the message, which allows us to complete the file on
> > this
> > incident. You may be interested to know that the tactical computer
> > in the
> > Hornet
> > had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked onto your
> > hostile
> > radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it.
> > Furthermore,
> > an air to ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also
> > automatically locked onto your equipment. Fortunately the Marine Pilot
> > flying the Hornet
> > recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the
> > missile
> > system alert status and was able to override the automated defense
> > system
> > before the missile was launched and your hostile radar was destroyed.
> >
> > > Thank you for your concern.>>
> >
> >
> > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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