NASA blimp blacks out PA, lol

[Huskinhano]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/28/army-blimp-goes-out-of-control-menacing-small-towns-and-thrilling-nation.html

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[studemax]

Since when is the Army known as NASA?

[pdub]

Since when is the Army known as NASA?

Well, why is the Army in charge of airspace over D.C.?

I can just see that, didn't see it, but I can see it. As always, the reports from the media vary in accuracy.....a 10,000 foot tether cable... A 7,500 tether? In any case, there it goes, dragging the cable along the ground, Air Force thinking about shooting it down.....HAHAhAhAhAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep we're secure alright, it's all about homeland security. HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!

[studemax]

Well, why is the Army in charge of airspace over D.C.?

Maybe you'd prefer the French Foreign Legion?

[Loren]

I was just trying to figure out why they sent aircraft capable of airspeed of 150mph - mach 2 (or so), to chase down something travelling at airspeed zero. Couldn't they have just followed it in a pickup truck or something?

[Deaf Bob]

Big Brother is watching thru your chimneys!


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[Huskinhano]

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Wow, ROTFLMA!

[studemax]

I was just trying to figure out why they sent aircraft capable of airspeed of 150mph

Because that's what they have.

[Loren]

Well, I suppose that make sense...like, say if your cow got out (granted, an expensive cow) and all you had to chase it down with were a couple of Ferraris parked in the driveway...

If it were here, I wonder if they could've hooked it w/ an Osprey and a length of rope and brought it home?

[Monster]

Since when is the Army known as NASA?

He probably got confused with NORAD. BTW - the Army had an Air Force before the U.S. Air Force existed.

[cstmwgn]

... the Army had an Air Force before the U.S. Air Force existed.

I have forced air that repels people - does that mean I should be in the Army?

[Scott Liggett]

Well, why is the Army in charge of airspace over D.C.?

I can just see that, didn't see it, but I can see it. As always, the reports from the media vary in accuracy.....a 10,000 foot tether cable... A 7,500 tether? In any case, there it goes, dragging the cable along the ground, Air Force thinking about shooting it down.....HAHAhAhAhAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep we're secure alright, it's all about homeland security. HAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!

the super duper secret Air Blimp. Survellience maybe? Yes, that was idiotic to send F-16's to follow a blimp moving at barely the speed of the wind that night. A helicopter would've been better. Yes, let's shoot down our secret balloon over civilian population. That won't have the population up in arms.

[pdub]

I read a sidebar story about that whole project. It costs LOTS of zeroes. either millions or billions of dollars and it takes 150-something people to keep two blimps in the air 24/7 to watch for cruise missiles coming onto D.C. HAhHahAHAhAH!!!!!!!! Pork, somebody getting rich on tax dollars, and the blimp got away. All you have to do is to keep the thing tied up....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!! That's still funny, it doesn't matter who you are, that's just funny right there. Comedy. That is honestly hilarious. Homeland security. Gosh, I feel so safe! HAHAHAAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

[Deaf Bob]

16 billion for 8 blimps and only 3 are in the air at a time due to "mechanical design failures"!
And they bitch at VOLKSWAGEN!?!?