Yeah, finally. This system was slated to fly in a 727, a big chemical laser, like this. But, they could operate it but could't mount the mirrors hard enough against the airframe vibration (very dangerous with no containment also, if the chemical mixture exploded instead of lazed.)
Well, "they" said they mothballed it in 2012 but who knows?... plane model ....
Yeah, finally. This system was slated to fly in a 727, a big chemical laser, like this. But, they could operate it but could't mount the mirrors hard enough against the airframe vibration (very dangerous with no containment also, if the chemical mixture exploded instead of lazed.)
Well, "they" said they mothballed it in 2012 but who knows?