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Oh no, not again... See you in 2010, hopefully with the answer :D

 

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The next one won`t be hard at all. But after that the real challenge will begin. :yes:

 

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PZL-230 Skorpion

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-230_Skorpion

 

Neat Polish design that never saw wind under it's wings, sadly. I like Canards. I'd love to Take the controls of a Rutan Long-EZ. Something tells me it would be just a bit more fun than puttering around in a Cessna 152... although for as much flyng as I have done lately, even the 152 sounds like fun.

 

And seeing as I have nothing banked yet (except for my Christmas riddle which I will hold for a bit). I will wait until you tell me I am correct to post my next.

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I think Lucas got it. D@mn, I was missing for 10 minutes and couldn`t participate :mad: But in case he`s wrong I`ll try with X-47B. Looking at the picture I think I might be right... :D

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You know, searching for that one in a post 911 world might get some of us in trouble. Carnivore is probably going nuts right now and the black helicopters are headed my way. Thanks!

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And, worse yet (or perhaps for the better), searching for bombs give one a new perspective. You find lots of very troubling pictures and stories.

 

You know how they say fighter pilots make movies and bomber pilots make history?

 

I'll stick with movies, thank you.

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You know, searching for that one in a post 911 world might get some of us in trouble. Carnivore is probably going nuts right now and the black helicopters are headed my way. Thanks!

 

Are you serious? Info about various weapons including all kinds of bombs is widely accessible on the internet and searching for it is by no means a crime. If it was I would have been writing this post in some prison`s internet room with a life sentence. :D

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^^^ I am and I`m in a process of acquiring a Stinger missile, just in case they decide to come closer to my property :gun_rifle:

 

Come on guys, we have dozens of bombs/missiles related questions in this thread. It`s not like you are building a real air dropped bomb. Unless you are well known terrorists there is nothing to worry about. You don`t need some high clearance level to access this kind of info online. It`s everywhere: in history articles, magazines, encyclopedias, sites of companies manufacturing weapons, Wiki, I mean come on we haven`t reached the level of control where the government is looking with a hidden camera when I drop a sh!t in the toilet, how much, how often and what color is it... At least in my country no one is doing that.

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Mebbe it's time I stop yanking Topol's chain, eh?

 

Regardless, the unplensatries of searching for this ordinance design are kind of a buzz kill for me. The things we do to our fellow man....

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You know, searching for that one in a post 911 world might get some of us in trouble. Carnivore is probably going nuts right now and the black helicopters are headed my way. Thanks!

No. In this particular case it should be green helicopters full of Greenpeace or PETA activists.

 

Tip: Saint Olga of Kiev

She is reputed to have scalded captives to death and another, probably apocryphal, story tells of how she destroyed a town hostile to her [Iskorosten, today Korosten]. She asked that each household present her with a dove as a gift, then tied burning papers [smoldering wicks] to the legs of each dove which she then released to fly back to their homes. Each avian incendiary set fire to the thatched roof of their respective home and the town was destroyed.
Oh poor drevlians dwelt in Iskorosten!

 

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If someone not solve this riddle I shall give my answer in 16:30 (Moscow time). I temporary return to contest because I like the question — this is a very funny bomb, believe me. Well, you have about 2 hours to search.

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Answer is the Bat Bomb.

 

Yes that`s the crazy WW2 US project for using bats to start fires in japanese cities :doh: The only fire they started though, was in an incident when armed bats were accidentally released in the Auxiliary Army Air Base in Carlsbad, New Mexico - http://www.failedsuccess.com/images/bat_bomb2.jpg :D

 

Next. Name this bomb. No bats, birds or other animals inside.

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Is this a leaflet bomb?

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Yes.

U.S. And British Forces Prepare For Possible War Against Iraq

 

ARABIAN GULF - MARCH 19: A U.S. Air Force Senior airman prepares to load Leaflet bombs (M-129) onto an A-10 fighter jet during a dust storm March 19, 2003 at an airbase in the Arabian Gulf near the Iraq border. The ultimatum by U.S. President George W. Bush to Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to leave his country or face war will expire today at 8:00 p.m. EST.

 

Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Mar 19, 2003

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