HERB S NEWS MAY 12, 2017

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1 Page 1 of 11 Subj: Date: From: To: HERB'S NEWS 5/12/2017 1:13:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time dabelow@comcast.net dabelow@comcast.net HERB S NEWS MAY 12, 2017 Protectors of the skies Where Eagles Dare: French military using winged warriors to hunt down rogue drones A golden eagle grabs a flying drone during a military training exercise at Mont-de-Marsan French Air Force base, Southwestern France, February 10, 2017 REUTERS/Regis Duvignau - RTX30HM1 Following incidents of drones flying over the presidential palace and restricted military sites along with the deadly 2015 Paris terror attacks the French air force has trained four golden eagles to intercept and destroy the rogue aircraft. Aptly named d'artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis an homage to Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers the four birds of prey have been honing their attack skills at the Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France since mid-2016.

2 Page 2 of 11 A drone means food for these birds, Gerald Machoukow, the military base's falconer, told FRANCE 24. Now they automatically go after them. The use of hunting birds normally falcons and northern goshawks by militaries around the globe is common practice in the fight to scare other critters away from runways and so cut the risk of accidents during takeoff or landing. But it wasn t until 2015 when the Dutch started using bald eagles to intercept drones that other militaries started to see the benefit of these winged warriors. The French bred the four golden eagles three males and one female --using artificial insemination since eagles are a protected species and harvesting wild eggs is strictly forbidden. They chose the golden eagle because of the birds hooked beak and sharp eyesight. Also weighing in around 11 pounds, the birds are in a similar weight class as the drones they re sent to destroy and clocking in at a top air speed of 50 miles per hour, with the capability of spotting its target from over a mile away, the eagles are deft hunters. To protect the eagles from drone blades and any explosive device that might be attached the them, the French military designed mittens of leather and Kevlar, an anti-blast material, to protect the bird s talons.

3 Page 3 of 11 A golden eagle carries a flying drone away during a military training exercise at Mont-de-Marsan French Air Force base, Southwestern France, February 10, REUTERS/Regis Duvignau - RTX30HNX The birds are first taught to attack in a straight line before graduating to diving from heights. Soon they ll be patrolling the skies over the Pyrenees Mountains in southern France and could possibly be deployed at airports and special events, such as political summits and soccer tournaments. While an initial progress report on the eagles capabilities is due in June, French officials say that the results are promising and the French air force already expects four more eagles to join the fleet at Montde-Marsan by the summer. ****************************************************************************************** Cagney & Hope in Where has all this talent gone to? You never see anything like this today anymore. *************************************************************************************************** Subject: DASHBOARD CAMERAS IN RUSSIA Should go to Russia just to see the excitement I don't know how some of these people survived! This is hard to believe, we need to get Vladmir behind the wheel. IN RUSSIA YOU CANNOT GET CAR INSURANCE UNLESS YOU HAVE A DASH CAM, (after watching this clip you will understand better why...) Click on this link. Ð Ñ Ð¾Ñ Ð¾Ð¹ Рень Ñ Ð¾Ð Ð ÐµÐ½Ð Ñ - YouTube ************************************************************************************************************** This is a unique way to get a float plane off of a concrete runway!!! We built a ramp with four wheels that could move in any direction. The Piper PA-11 sat on the ramp (all 90 H.P.) I took it down the grass runway and lifted off and headed to the lake.

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11 Page 11 of 11 ******************************************************************************************** Time to go, see you on the 19 th. Take care, Herb