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Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h
Apr 9^th, 2021 at 7:31pm

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Two Queensland Police Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on the Cunningham Highway,just west of the Amberley Air force Base at Ipswich.

The officers were using hand held radar devices to check speeding vehicles approaching the crest of a hill. The officers were suddenly surprised when their radar guns began reading 500 kms per hour.

The officer attempted to reset the radar guns, but they would not reset and then turned off. Just then a deafening roar over the treetops revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to an RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet which was engaged in a low flying exercise near the location.

Back at the QLD Police Headquarters the Patrol Sergeant fired off a complaint to the RAAF Base Commander.

The reply came back in true RAAF style:

Thank you for your letter. We can now complete the file on this incident.

You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down. Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment location. Fortunately, the Senior Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position.

The pilot also suggests you cover your mouths when cursing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech.

Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the left radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.

Thank you for your concern.
Wing Commander Brown, SFO

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 72268 Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2021 at 7:33pm that's brilliant
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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2021 at 7:44pm

Love urban myths, here's another oldy but a goodie.

Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans: This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States' Atlantic fleet. We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels. I demand that YOU change your course 15 degrees north, that's one five degrees north, or countermeasures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21743 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #3 - Apr 11^th, 2021 at 4:45pm 500 km/h is how fast rhino wants me to run a marathon distance so that I can lose enough weight to keep him from further reprimanding my obesity.
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Jake Winker Frogen Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 1480 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #4 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 2:17pm I am not so sure it cannot happen. I once got a reckless driving charge in a Hyundai Getz for 160 km. Mind you it was downhill.
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 43644 Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 3:23pm You were drunk at the time of course?
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Dnarever Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 57170 Here Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #6 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 8:22pm UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 11^th, 2021 at 4:45pm: 500 km/h is how fast rhino wants me to run a marathon distance so that I can lose enough weight to keep him from further reprimanding my obesity. Quote: 500 km/h is how fast It is very slow for a plane that cruses at 1250KM/H.
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Dnarever Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 57170 Here Gender:	Re: Radar Speed gun shows 500 km/h Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 8:26pm Jake Winker Frogen wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 2:17pm: I am not so sure it cannot happen. I once got a reckless driving charge in a Hyundai Getz for 160 km. Mind you it was downhill. The top speed of a Getz is a little higher than that. (about 171 KM/H)
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Reply #8 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 9:07pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 8:26pm:

Jake Winker Frogen wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 2:17pm:

I am not so sure it cannot happen.

I once got a reckless driving charge in a Hyundai Getz for 160 km.

Mind you it was downhill.

The top speed of a Getz is a little higher than that. (about 171 KM/H)

It's probably more sensitive to weight than most vehicles.

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Reply #9 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 10:41pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 8:22pm:

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 11^th, 2021 at 4:45pm:

500 km/h is how fast rhino wants me to run a marathon distance so that I can lose enough weight to keep him from further reprimanding my obesity.

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500 km/h is how fast

It is very slow for a plane that cruses at 1250KM/H.

I did consider that perhaps that was too slow for fighter planes to be flying. However, I have watched F-111s fly over my high school on the way back to the airport during a training mission. They must not have been doing much more than 500 km/h.

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Reply #10 - Apr 12^th, 2021 at 10:45pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 8:26pm:

Jake Winker Frogen wrote on Apr 12^th, 2021 at 2:17pm:

I am not so sure it cannot happen.

I once got a reckless driving charge in a Hyundai Getz for 160 km.

Mind you it was downhill.

The top speed of a Getz is a little higher than that. (about 171 KM/H)

It might have a top speed on the speedometre of 180km/h. But I doubt that you would take the car much beyond 160km/h. My own car, I have probably driven at 140km/h on a stretch of road near the Oasis on Yeppoon Rd. But, I doubt that I would drive the car faster than 160km/h. And my car is only slightly bigger than a Hyundai Getz.

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