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Jetliner hits bear on runway in Southeast Alaska

A brown bear was struck by an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Saturday evening as the plane was on the runway after landing in Yakutat. The bear was killed, but no one on the plane was injured.
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One of the first mishap investigations I supported was an F-16 striking wild boar while landing in Florida. The pilot was forced to eject and the aircraft was destroyed. The Pakistanis lost an F-16 to wild boars as well, but on takeoff.
 
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Fire photon torpedoes?

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USAF to fit its fighter jets with laser weapons

A number of older fighter jets will be fitted out with defensive laser weapons by the mid 2020s.
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It isn't clear to me how the laser is supposed to destroy/disable incoming missiles. I doubt they are designed to vaporize them like we've seen in the movies, more likely the laser is meant to disable or fry missile tracking/guidance systems. Air to air missiles are either radar guided or use an infrared detector to hone in on an aircraft's exhaust. Using a laser to blind an IR seeker is pretty straightforward, taking out the radar would probably be done by overloading or burning out the radar signal processing system.
 
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SKYRIDER - AVVENIRE

The Skyrider is an all-electric personal flying machine, with 4G/5G capability and optional autonomous controls. Let your dreams soar with Skyrider.
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If four of us go together, for $25 each we can put down a deposit on the future of automated air travel. Who's with me?
 
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Wow it really came on them fast! I was shocked to see that. I pictured a leisurely floating balloon off in the distance. This was scary.
 
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