Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen...
by bastawhiz on Saturday January 07, 2017 @06:19PM
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I would argue that just because nobody answered doesn't mean it wasn't an airplane. Maybe the guy was just eating a sandwich and didn't feel like picking up his radio. I'd also have a hard time believing Chile keeps perfect flight records. Occam's razor and all that.
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Re:Chilean officials can’t identify a strange IR signal seen...
by icanhackit on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:41AM
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Fine, what about the lack of radar signature - unable to be detected either from nearby ground-based installations, the helicopter's dedicated radar or the additional radar on the IR sensor cluster? I think that was the more interesting point. Also remember the helicopter was travelling at reasonably low speeds of 132 knots, or 152 mph yet if we're looking at the turbofan exhausts/afterburner we should expect object to reduce in size accordingly.