# The Dangers of UAV's - Afghanistan edition **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 19, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650 "2011-08-19T01:36:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/1 "2011-08-19T01:36:55Z")
[http://gizmodo.com/5831849/heres-what-it-looks-like-when-a-drone-crashes-into-a-c+130](http://gizmodo.com/5831849/heres-what-it-looks-like-when-a-drone-crashes-into-a-c+130) > Imagine rumbling along in your massive C-130 over Afghanistan, when KABOOM, a UAV slams into your wing and tears a big chunk out if it. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/2 "2011-08-19T04:00:59Z")
can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me in BF2 ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/3 "2011-08-19T04:03:10Z")
Maybe the C130 hit the UAV. Pilot error? ---
**Author:** ![tearsofnorris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tearsofnorris/32/6138_2.png) [@tearsofnorris](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tearsofnorris)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/4 "2011-08-19T05:26:26Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me in BF2 Ha that just made my morning ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/5 "2011-08-19T05:31:25Z")
Imagine if it was a Reaper instead of a RQ7… ![http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/kimages/sjames/46.jpg](http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/kimages/sjames/46.jpg) :pale: ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/6 "2011-08-19T06:52:17Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me in BF2 hahahahaha… I did it like 2 nights ago ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/7 "2011-08-19T07:12:09Z")
> [@ProgRocker](#): > > can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me in BF2 Hahahahahaha +1 Good to see you are still kickin ILC 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/8 "2011-08-19T07:51:46Z")
Who the fuck is this ILC queer? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/9 "2011-08-19T08:42:47Z")
ILC is DEAD! ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/10 "2011-08-19T09:52:23Z")
> [@1QIKZ](#): > > Maybe the C130 hit the UAV. Pilot error? c-130s have whats called TCAS (traffic collision avoidance system) everything sends out a signal or supposed to while in the air. The RQ7 was not. They never saw it coming. > [@TrueBlue](#): > > Imagine if it was a Reaper instead of a RQ7… > > ![http://www.thebattleofkontum.com/kimages/sjames/46.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/c/4/c429f5261a52bb4efd2fad93b5d98dc8b02e5e9b.jpeg) > > :pale: Yea its not often you survive a mid air. Thankfully it was an RQ7 > [@boxxa](#): > > Hahahahahaha +1 > > Good to see you are still kickin ILC 🙂 yep still kicking ready to come home though ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/11 "2011-08-19T10:33:02Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > Who the fuck is this ILC queer? ![http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/database/ryanseacrest/ryanseacrest300.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/4/7/4783edeb59f13f1040caaaad0bdb6c60505eafe5.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/12 "2011-08-19T10:55:02Z")
lol seacrest is back! ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/13 "2011-08-19T12:07:08Z")
At least it missed the fuel pod… mostly. ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/14 "2011-08-20T12:04:26Z")
would have been much more prefered if it hit the external tank. just drop it off and toss it in the back. hitting the wing stresses a lot of the structures ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-dangers-of-uavs-afghanistan-edition/215650/15 "2011-08-20T14:51:54Z")
This was not the photo I was expecting when opening this thread…