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    Yeah and I would have to have a very quick getaway.. the feds CAA here (like FAA) they have NO sense of humour with anything approaching fun of this type.
    But what a ride with two long beams out the front on a slightly misty day.. ahhhhh to dream..

    Ray

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    have to have a very quick getaway
    A pair of solid rocket boosters strapped to the back might do in a pinch

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    with two 40W lasers strapped to your wings there is really no reason to be afraid of anyone , I bet you can turn that Pitts around so quick that you can blast anything that's trying to chase you

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    Hehehe!.. True!

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    but let's have those rocket boosters anyway .. hehehe

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    ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,ooo
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    HaHa Wouldn't want to be on its 12 or 6 !! LOL

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    Steve, inspiring!
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    COOL!
    Now how do we power these monsters?
    On board nuclear fission generators?



    WWI laser dogfight:
    (ain't 'paint' great)
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    I say we put a turbo-prop engine in that Pitts to power both the prop and the lasers. Need about 20kW for the lasers should be doable.. The only thing worrying me is whether the wing structure will hold the lasers in place when the solid rocket boosters fire . That far out from the center of mass is also going to put serious centrifugal forces on them during rolls. So mounting them on the fuselage may be better, But then we need to modulate the lasers to shoot inbetween the blades as they pass, pretty much like they did for WWI fighters. Maybe Marconi can come up with a modulation circuit ? Hehe

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