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Lazer strike at LHR

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  1. MarkPDX

    MarkPDX F1 World Champ
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  2. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    Should note firstly the Daily Mail isn't the epitome of journalistic integrity.......

    However, I still maintain while such an 'attack' is no doubt distracting and a PITA on final approach, it's not going to burn anyone's eyeballs out.

    I have a good buddy who's heavily into lasers, I'll drop him a mail & see what he says. (I've seen him shoot his home built green laser fire across huge distances - Impressive, but I don't think dangerous stuff.)

    Cheers,
    Ian
     
  3. MarkPDX

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    I beg to disagree.....they have all the best stories

    Drunk monkey grabs foot-long kitchen knife and chases after men at Brazilian bar after drinking leftover rum... but leaves the women alone | Daily Mail Online

    Fortunately there aren't a lot of stories of permanent eye damage from laser incidents but I recall that there was a case where a C-17 pilot suffered permanent injury and I also ran across this story.

    BA pilot's eye damaged by 'military' laser shone into cockpit at Heathrow | World news | The Guardian
     
  4. TimN88

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    You seem to hear a lot about lasings in the middle east. As far as I can figure they must not have much to do over there, so they shine lasers at planes. It happened to me twice so far.
     

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