Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Speeding Story

[E M (pokiebaron]

Just like a good Irishman Larry; never let the truth get in the way of a
good story. hee hee ;-)  Hey, it brought a smile to my face when I read it
this morning, true or not. :-)

Ed
911SC

On 24/01/2008, LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Come on guys!  I said it was a story - not a *true* story!
> ;-)
>
> Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Stark" <MStark [at] Copper.net>
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: "'The FerrariList'" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Speeding Story
>
>
> > +1. There is so much bs on the net. Snopes is your friend.
> >
> > clyde romero wrote:
> >
> >>Total BS most traffic radars don't have the signal strength to effect
> the
> >>RHAW gear on modern fighters and they have blanking circuits to
> eliminate
> >>spurious signals to prevent false displays
> >>
> >>
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net [mailto:Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net]
> >>Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:56 PM
> >>To: clyde
> >>Cc: The FerrariList
> >>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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