Caught Speeding
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 30, 2004 at 10:55
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gonebush
This article from my local rag:
"A few weeks ago two traffic patrol officers from North Berwick (in England) were checking for speeding motorists on the A1.
They were using a hand held radar to trap unwary motorists on the Edinburgh to London trunk road.
One aimed the device at an approaching vehicle and was surprised to find the target registered a speed of more than 480km/hr. The $20,000 radar then seized up and could not be reset by the bemused policeman.
Turned out that the radar had locked onto a NATO Tornado jet fighter that was taking part in a simulated low flying exercise. After a complaint by the Police Chief Constable, the RAF revealed that the police officers actually had a lucky escape.
The aircraft's tactical computer not only detected and jammed the 'hostile' radar, but had automatically armed an air to ground missile ready to to eliminate the perceived threat. Fortunately the Dutch pilot was alerted to the missile status and overrode the automatic protection system before the missile launched."
Would make a good aftermarket accessory!