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2009-02-05, 00:39 | Link #1462 | |
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marketing pictures: http://www.surmet.com/docs/Product_sheet_ALON.pdf wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium_oxynitride Live Science: http://www.livescience.com/technolog...new_glass.html ("In a test this summer, the product held up to a .50-caliber sniper's rifle with armor-piercing bullets. ") It can be yours for between $10-$20 per square inch.... in quantity
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2009-02-05, 01:07 | Link #1464 | |
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2009-02-05, 01:24 | Link #1465 | |
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@soulassassin547: Right now, the thick laminated glass you speak of is about $4/sq" according to the article.... but even at $10/sq" the ALON may be worth it if the weight savings is sufficiently important and they're hoping to lower the cost by mass production and civilian applications. Just to give people a rough clue... a typical home window might be 36"x48" --> ~$17000 USD. Pricey... but not completely mind-numbing this early in development.
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2009-02-05, 15:23 | Link #1468 |
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Just listened to the tape FAA released on flight 1549's plight to the Hudson that recounts the event as it happened from the moment the flight took off and crash landed on Hudson. "Terrifying" would be the wrong choice of word here considering how the end result turned out to be, so I would say exhilarating instead...
Nytimes article. There is also a transcript of the account posted in the article considering it can be difficult to understand the radio transmission at times. Captain Sullenberger is one cool dude.
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2009-02-05, 15:36 | Link #1469 |
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Interesting.. To make an armor out of that sounds rather.. Not sure how to put it, but if you wear the transparent armor and go into a war, wouldn't the transparency give away your strengths and weaknesses to the enemies. There aren't many types of transparent armor material to begin with and whatever you wear under it would also be revealed as well, whether it be a secret weapon or a bulletproof vest.
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2009-02-05, 16:01 | Link #1470 | |
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it would be going to war in your underwear.
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2009-02-05, 22:07 | Link #1472 |
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Um, yeah, it'd replace any glass fixtures (periscopes, viewports, etc) and possibly add capability to see in directions not previously possible (full field of view).
Armored vehicles have pretty restricted visual fields (even with televiewing doodads). Other applications would be in aerospace arenas or any sector where high velocity projectiles might be an issue. I could even see these on construction vehicles, vegetation clearing tools, etc if the price drops.
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2009-02-06, 00:12 | Link #1474 | |
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That guy must have had a lot to drink to not feel that though. In a way he's lucky too. If she was drunk at the time as well, it's amazing she didn't accidentily cut him too deep and sever an artery.
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2009-02-06, 01:30 | Link #1476 | |
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2009-02-06, 16:26 | Link #1480 | |
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