When I was in the royal Navy for a few weeks I managed to get a
ride in a helicopter. When we dived down to do some low flying
over the beach, the pilot told me to lower the visor on my
helmet. Green as I was, I told him the sunlight did not bother
me. His reply:
"No dickhead, it's for the seagulls coming in!!!"
BLC content: it was a British Lynx Chopper.
Peter
74B
Calvin Krug wrote:
> I saw this device some years ago at an Air Force installation in Tennessee,
> I think it was. This "gun" was given the nickname "rooster booster" I
> didn't get to see a test in person, but I imagine it was quite messy. I did
> see a video from inside the plane, the canopy deflected several inches
> under the impact, but didn't break.
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