Eldorado Posted May 17, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 17, 2012 A US Army Apache helicopter accidentally dropped an inactive missile over central Texas, forcing dozens of homes to be evacuated. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/apache-drops-training-missile-near-texas-town-010624493.html Good to know we are all in safe hands. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Waffles Posted May 17, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 17, 2012 uh oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted May 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 17, 2012 If they're not "armed" your odds go up dramatically of surviving such an event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 17, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) If they're not "armed" your odds go up dramatically of surviving such an event I was imagining it landing in someone's back yard. Armed or not, it would spoil your barbecue. p.s. Imagine it hit your brand new shiny car? Yikes! Edited May 17, 2012 by Eldorado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted May 17, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Even worse imagine the "jolt" of the landing messing with the wiring and it "armed" itself, bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted May 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Even worse imagine the "jolt" of the landing messing with the wiring and it "armed" itself, bummer It couldn't arm itself... It had no propellant and no explosives... It was a mock missile that had the same shape and weight of a real one... Basically a large lawn dart... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted May 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It couldn't arm itself... It had no propellant and no explosives... It was a mock missile that had the same shape and weight of a real one... Basically a large lawn dart... That'll teach me to throw in a quip without checking out the article eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted May 17, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 17, 2012 That'll teach me to throw in a quip without checking out the article eh? I do it all the time! I use to work on Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (Pershing) and we had a few 'inert' ones for training and also for 'show and tell' - displays... The warhead was filled with cement (to get the right weight) and the rocket stages were filled with another type compound similar to clay... The only danger with the thing, was if it rolled off the Erector-Launcher and fell on you... Or if the driver of the EL ran over your car (which was known to happen)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted May 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I do it all the time! I use to work on Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (Pershing) and we had a few 'inert' ones for training and also for 'show and tell' - displays... The warhead was filled with cement (to get the right weight) and the rocket stages were filled with another type compound similar to clay... The only danger with the thing, was if it rolled off the Erector-Launcher and fell on you... Or if the driver of the EL ran over your car (which was known to happen)... I shouldn't laugh but with humans if something can go wrong it pretty much will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldethyl Posted May 17, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Well at least no one was hurt. And it wasn't armed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted May 19, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I shouldn't laugh but with humans if something can go wrong it pretty much will. Could you imagine the Insurance Agents face when the guy told him that a nuclear missile ran over his car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted May 19, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 19, 2012 My father in law was flying in a small aircraft WITH his insurance agent when, upon landing a deer ran in front of the plane and caused it to crash. You can't make this stuff up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoParanormal Posted May 19, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Ooopppsss! I'm thinking there will be an opening for promotion to captain of this helicopter within the ranks of this unit within the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 19, 2012 Author #14 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Ooopppsss! I'm thinking there will be an opening for promotion to captain of this helicopter within the ranks of this unit within the next few days. i was thinking same but not being a military man I don't know what would happen in a case like this. Will they get demoted or just hauled over the coals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted May 19, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 19, 2012 I don't know, but after reading the article I get the impression that the pilot did everything right, but that the launch computer was not properly pre-programmed to enable "test mode-no launch" Sounds more like ground crew failure, but again I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoParanormal Posted May 19, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 19, 2012 (edited) i was thinking same but not being a military man I don't know what would happen in a case like this. Will they get demoted or just hauled over the coals? It all depends on the findings of the investigation. They could be cleared of all wrong doing to administratively reprimanded all the way to discharged, either honorably or dishonorably. edit: typo! I hate typos! lol Edited May 19, 2012 by ColoradoParanormal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 19, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted May 19, 2012 It all depends on the findings of the investigation. They could be cleared of all wrong doing to administratively reprimanded all the way to discharged, either honorably or dishonorably. edit: typo! I hate typos! lol Thank you. I hope they were'nt clowning about. that would be the worst finding, imo. (apart from sabotage of course... lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted May 20, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 20, 2012 When I read "drops missile over Texas" I got very excited at the thought of someone I dislike dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unseen Posted May 24, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) Even worse imagine the "jolt" of the landing messing with the wiring and it "armed" itself, bummer It could not arm itself,it has no war head or propelent,I would have left it there as a show piece and maybe even the criminals would leave my backyard alone.Now I just have to use the one fake one I bought from an army navy store to show,lol Edited May 24, 2012 by The Unseen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Unseen Posted May 24, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 24, 2012 When I read "drops missile over Texas" I got very excited at the thought of someone I dislike dying. Yep know what you mean,I was hopeing It would have landed on a certain house in a certain neighborhood hitting a certain jerk right in the mouth.Even if it was unarmed It would have ended the life of a certain crimminal/lier/tight wad/dead beat/womanizer/child malester/rip off artist/creep/loud mouth. and how I would have liked to take a picture when it did.Bet the whole Pleasent Grove people off of 30 and buckner would have jumped for joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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