Comments on: Shields up! Protecting airports with lasers?? http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/07/14/shields-up-protecting-airports-with-lasers/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:21:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: boondoggie http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/07/14/shields-up-protecting-airports-with-lasers/#comment-103 boondoggie Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:42:00 +0000 http://upgradetravelbetter.com/?p=212#comment-103 MPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems), otherwise known as shoulder held missiles, generally have a ceiling of 10,000 ft. A 20km perimeter effectively eliminates them as a threat. The Sibir Airlines flight that got hit by a missile was from a Ukranian military exercise - a mobile SAM site, which is a whole different story. MPADS (Man Portable Air Defense Systems), otherwise known as shoulder held missiles, generally have a ceiling of 10,000 ft. A 20km perimeter effectively eliminates them as a threat.

The Sibir Airlines flight that got hit by a missile was from a Ukranian military exercise – a mobile SAM site, which is a whole different story.

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