Comments on: Video: Air Force set to deploy the Reaper http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Mon, 28 May 2012 14:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: urbancenturion http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-682205 urbancenturion Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:10:07 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-682205 (sorry for how long it took to get back to this) (sorry for how long it took to get back to this)

]]> By: urbancenturion http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-682203 urbancenturion Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:09:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-682203 cool, but why not take one of the jet engines from a T-38 and make it super-sonic? plus stealth-quiet sound, etc.? cool, but why not take one of the jet engines from a T-38 and make it super-sonic? plus stealth-quiet sound, etc.?

]]> By: doufree http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667548 doufree Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:22:41 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667548 <strong>Yeah Baby!</strong> Nothing will ever completely replace human pilots for some combate missions, "we're" just too good at adapting to new conditions. But <strong>Yeah Baby!</strong> Yeah Baby!

Nothing will ever completely replace human pilots for some combate missions, “we’re” just too good at adapting to new conditions.

But Yeah Baby!

]]> By: Kralizec http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667265 Kralizec Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:31:54 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667265 I admire the Reaper, but what I really want is a herd of remote-controlled mechanical cockroaches with which to explore Iran's presidential palaces and find "President" Ahmadinejad. Also on my wish list is a herd of twitchy-fingered teenagers to "drive" the herd of mechroaches. It seems fair to set a bounty of $100,000 for first blood and $100 per nibble in the subsequent feeding frenzy. I admire the Reaper, but what I really want is a herd of remote-controlled mechanical cockroaches with which to explore Iran’s presidential palaces and find “President” Ahmadinejad. Also on my wish list is a herd of twitchy-fingered teenagers to “drive” the herd of mechroaches. It seems fair to set a bounty of $100,000 for first blood and $100 per nibble in the subsequent feeding frenzy.

]]> By: canopfor http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667197 canopfor Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:35:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667197 But is it equipped with enough cow bell? Nosferightu on August 29,2007 at 11:12 Your right i overlooked the cowbell.he he. But is it equipped with enough cow bell?

Nosferightu on August 29,2007 at 11:12

Your right i overlooked the cowbell.he he.

]]> By: Nosferightu http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667171 Nosferightu Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:12:05 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667171 But is it equipped with enough cow bell? But is it equipped with enough cow bell?

]]> By: canopfor http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667161 canopfor Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:57:48 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667161 Excellent,but where is the Reapers wingman. I'm still waiting for the lasers weapon platform in geo sync orbit above Iran to send iminadinnerjacketcrazyguy a message the next time he tries something stupid. Excellent,but where is the Reapers wingman.

I’m still waiting for the lasers weapon platform in
geo sync orbit above Iran to send iminadinnerjacketcrazyguy
a message the next time he tries something stupid.

]]> By: redshirt http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667134 redshirt Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:38:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667134 Tony737 on August 29, 2007 at 10:20 PM Never in the Navy, why do you ask? the nic is a star trek ref. Wouldn't you love to see one of these things impact? I mean from a few miles away,of course! Tony737 on August 29, 2007 at 10:20 PM

Never in the Navy, why do you ask? the nic is a star trek ref. Wouldn’t you love to see one of these things impact? I mean from a few miles away,of course!

]]> By: Tony737 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667098 Tony737 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:20:07 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667098 Redshirt, 36,000 feet per second on that rod weapon is pretty freakin' cool! By the way, are you a Navy Ordie? I was an Air Force Ammo guy. Redshirt, 36,000 feet per second on that rod weapon is pretty freakin’ cool! By the way, are you a Navy Ordie? I was an Air Force Ammo guy.

]]> By: Tony737 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-667088 Tony737 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:14:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-667088 Yes and no, JihadWatcher. A few days ago our Guys in A-stan called in an airstrike and took out over 100 A.Q./Talibanis. But your point is well taken. Yes and no, JihadWatcher. A few days ago our Guys in A-stan called in an airstrike and took out over 100 A.Q./Talibanis. But your point is well taken.

]]> By: jihadwatcher http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666999 jihadwatcher Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:10:24 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666999 More flash and little bang. What good does all this high tech killtastic stuff do when a hundred taliban are found in one spot in the open and the US military choses not to fire on them because it seems to be a funeral? Our problem is not a lack of means, it is a lack of will. We keep creating better and better means to send our enemies to paradise, but we have yet to develop the will to use them. More flash and little bang. What good does all this high tech killtastic stuff do when a hundred taliban are found in one spot in the open and the US military choses not to fire on them because it seems to be a funeral?

Our problem is not a lack of means, it is a lack of will. We keep creating better and better means to send our enemies to paradise, but we have yet to develop the will to use them.

]]> By: Mojave Mark http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666953 Mojave Mark Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:45:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666953 Come on baby... And we had no fear And we ran to him... Then we started to fly We looked backward and said goodbye We had become like they are We had taken his hand We had become like they are Come on baby...don't fear the reaper Step right up and get your ticket punched by a kinder, gentler killing machine. Tastes great! Less filling. God bless America. Come on baby… And we had no fear
And we ran to him… Then we started to fly
We looked backward and said goodbye
We had become like they are
We had taken his hand
We had become like they are

Come on baby…don’t fear the reaper

Step right up and get your ticket punched by a kinder, gentler killing machine. Tastes great! Less filling. God bless America.

]]> By: redshirt http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666951 redshirt Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:42:34 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666951 Actually, all we really need is <a href="http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/generaltechnology/df869aa138b84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html" rel="nofollow">this!</a> Actually, all we really need is this!

]]> By: redshirt http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666945 redshirt Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:38:43 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666945 I think <a href="http://www.reelcollectibles.co.nz/images/t2/8336_press01-001.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> will be deploying next year... I think this will be deploying next year…

]]> By: Codec717 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666882 Codec717 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:15 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666882 <blockquote> <strong>The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys…</strong> Hmmmmmmmm…wonder if those SOB’S will run out of those virgin things…??? areseaoh on August 29, 2007 at 3:56 PM </blockquote> Oh man, I'm gonna get that engraved on something! Priceless.

The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys…

Hmmmmmmmm…wonder if those SOB’S will run out of those virgin things…???

areseaoh on August 29, 2007 at 3:56 PM

Oh man, I’m gonna get that engraved on something! Priceless.

]]> By: Splashman http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666864 Splashman Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:48:27 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666864 <blockquote>Hmmmm, manless and drops bombs. We should name it “Rosie the Reaper”.</blockquote> LOL! But Rosie's bombs are dumb bombs, not smart bombs.

Hmmmm, manless and drops bombs. We should name it “Rosie the Reaper”.

LOL! But Rosie’s bombs are dumb bombs, not smart bombs.

]]> By: Infidels Are Cool » Blog Archive » US Air Force unleashes the Reaper http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666861 Infidels Are Cool » Blog Archive » US Air Force unleashes the Reaper Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:47:16 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666861 [...] hotair posted at [...] [...] hotair posted at [...]

]]> By: Oldnuke http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666824 Oldnuke Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:30:02 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666824 <blockquote>I can just imagine this bird repeatedly flying in circles for days while we get the proper authority (above God, that is) to take out a target.</blockquote> <blockquote> CliffHanger on August 29, 2007 at 6:58 PM</blockquote> I've always found it simpler to ask forgiveness than request permission.

I can just imagine this bird repeatedly flying in circles for days while we get the proper authority (above God, that is) to take out a target.

CliffHanger on August 29, 2007 at 6:58 PM

I’ve always found it simpler to ask forgiveness than request permission.

]]> By: bikermailman http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666818 bikermailman Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:23:33 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666818 <blockquote>Bang bang - Feuer Frei. journeyscarab on August 29, 2007 at 2:57 PM</blockquote> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHWicNDkbpw" rel="nofollow">Great song</a>. You can imagine the remote pilots playing it at full volume while fragging jihadis.

Bang bang – Feuer Frei.

journeyscarab on August 29, 2007 at 2:57 PM

Great song. You can imagine the remote pilots playing it at full volume while fragging jihadis.

]]> By: BadgerHawk http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666800 BadgerHawk Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:09:47 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666800 I was just telling a guy on the bus about the Reaper today. He said he hated UAV's. I told him to look this up and get back to me. I was just telling a guy on the bus about the Reaper today. He said he hated UAV’s. I told him to look this up and get back to me.

]]> By: CliffHanger http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666783 CliffHanger Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:58:07 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666783 <blockquote>“You’ve got a lot of ammo circling overhead on call for short-notice strikes,”</blockquote> How "short-notice" are we talking about given current ROE? I can just imagine this bird repeatedly flying in circles for days while we get the proper authority (above God, that is) to take out a target. I don't think there's a gas tank big enough for their missions. Ah well, Reaper's nice to look at and demo's well so there's always hope.

“You’ve got a lot of ammo circling overhead on call for short-notice strikes,”

How “short-notice” are we talking about given current ROE? I can just imagine this bird repeatedly flying in circles for days while we get the proper authority (above God, that is) to take out a target.

I don’t think there’s a gas tank big enough for their missions. Ah well, Reaper’s nice to look at and demo’s well so there’s always hope.

]]> By: Brain Shavings http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666742 Brain Shavings Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:24:05 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666742 <strong>Fear the Reaper...</strong> Blue Öyster Cult never imagined this new Air Force drone: The Reaper packs a wallop. Sleep soundly, Mr. Terrorist. Hat tip: Hot Air...... Fear the Reaper…

Blue Öyster Cult never imagined this new Air Force drone: The Reaper packs a wallop. Sleep soundly, Mr. Terrorist. Hat tip: Hot Air……

]]> By: trailortrash http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666724 trailortrash Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:10:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666724 get some!! "The Reaper carries about the same payload as the F-16 but can stay aloft as much as eight times longer than the F-16, which must refuel about every two hours." :thumbsup: get some!!

“The Reaper carries about the same payload as the F-16 but can stay aloft as much as eight times longer than the F-16, which must refuel about every two hours.”

:thumbsup:

]]> By: Yakko77 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666720 Yakko77 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:05:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666720 Oh hell yes! This thing is going to kill alot of Islamists and that is always a good thing!!! Oh hell yes! This thing is going to kill alot of Islamists and that is always a good thing!!!

]]> By: Zorro http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/comment-page-1/#comment-666717 Zorro Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:05:36 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/29/video-air-force-set-to-deploy-the-reaper/#comment-666717 I can hear it now, that voice from behind the curtain... freeze gopher! I can hear it now, that voice from behind the curtain… freeze gopher!

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