Re: Fossett


Message posted by Joe on September 24, 2007 at 16:24:07 PST:

Full story at:

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/tech/20070921-1042-nv-stevefossett-technology.html


“In the daytime when the rocks are all sitting at 150 degrees, a human is going to show up cooler where at night the rocks cool down to 30-40 degrees, they're going to show a much darker signature than a human would.”

The Forward Looking Infrared, or FLIR on the Guard's C-130 airplane and its two UH-58 helicopters also has acute daytime eyesight.

“I've been in the helicopters down there in Las Vegas with their Forward Looking Infrared system and flying down the Strip. I've been able to zero in on somebody's license plate,” said Bill Burks, assistant adjutant general for the Nevada Air National Guard."


In Reply to: Re: Fossett posted by habu-e6 on September 23, 2007 at 14:45:43 PST:

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