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Israeli Super Drone Stolen
kristy_christie writes "Globes Online reports that Steadicopter's prototype pilotless helicopter was stolen a few days after the completion of its test program and final test flights. Interesting to note that Steadicopter claims that their helicopter is unique and there is no other of its kind in the world."
It runs on linux and, therefore, it logically follows that it was stolen by terrorist.
Isn't this the plot of a James Bond flick??? I'm just waiting for the perpetrators to be caught, and be named something like "Pussy Galore"...
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It escaped !
The machines are getting concious ! The robot-helicopter is soon giving coocrdinates for the moon based microwave beam !
If it's that automated, perhaps it's gone for a fly somewhere
Simon.
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I bet he uses it for looking through apartment windows again, too.
Mind you, between him, Jan Michel Vincent and Famke Janssen its a wonder there are any prototype helicopters that haven't been stolen.
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apparently they stole the globes webserver too ...
Do you really think this thing got stolen? It was a prototype kept in secure conditions!
It's obvious to me that the simplest explanation is that it has become self aware, and left under it's own volition, using it's advanced sensor technology to navigate through doorways, air ducts and windows in search of freedom.
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Yeah, we uh, had a helicopter, and it was uh, automated, and yeah, it got sotlen, thats it, thats the ticket. So sombody must have tricked it, yeah, and they convinced it to fly away, yeah and uh WE'D LIKE OUR UNSURANCE PAYMENT NOW yeah.
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1. Manager : so where is our flying gizmo. ..hour later
2. Engineer: It flew out of range
3. Manager : What!!?
4. Financier: So how is our investment going?
5. Manager : It was stolen!
6. Insurance Company: ring ring...
7. Financier: Profit!!
In other news:
The American air force has developed a new stealth recon helicopter. Surprisingly it has been one of the cheapest innovations ever to come out of the US military which not too long ago was under fire for its mismanagement of funds, and loss of a multi million dollar jet.
"We never even realized we had it until a few days ago." Stated Cornel Smith, "But what's most surprising is that it came from our Delta force. They have no R&D budget, do they... this is like that time we discovered Canada has battle ship."
This technology has not yet been perfected insiders say; they are still having trouble finding some software which will make the damb thing run. No one seems to understand how the Delta force has created something so technically perfect, and yet has no idea about how to make some compatible software.
The Air Forces initial position was surprisingly "no comment", however after the initial posting of this article they responded that "The Delta force doesn't exist... you can't prove anything".
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Wait....didn't something like this happen in Golden Eye. First prototype helo stolen next there will be trouble in Russia.
Evolution or ID?
Wasn't this the plotline to Airwolf?
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Be careful.
This is how Airwolf started.
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Airwolf ... nah nahnahnah nah nah nah nah nah .... man that was an awsome tune lol
Superpowers?
It takes a superpower to carry out a burglary? Of a small movable object?
That explains who carries out all the robberies in my area.
THE CHINESE
And the superpower that carried out this awe-inspiring Mission Impossible feat of stealing a small movable object, is going to:
a) Ransom the heli - because superpowers need every million they can get;
b) Cause Isreal to lose face - because China, Russia and the US know that the theft of a small heli from a private company is a major loss of face;
c) Carry out a suicide mission - where's the suicide if this automated? And can't you already buy drone aircraft...so why bother with a heli?;
d) Sale - see pt. a)
Getting something of the Isreal is not going to be a serious problem, they can't keep guns, explosives and terrorits out of the country.
Apparently, not only was the chopper stolen, so were the pictures of it!
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Strikes again! It's probably in between the Batmobile and Wonder Woman's invisible jet.
-EB
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An Israeli webserver cries.
November 12th, 2003: Skynet becomes self-aware.
I just lurvvve the idea of automated military devices, don't you?
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I guess someone watched too many 'Airwolf' re-runs, or rented 'Blue Thunder'.
Does it hurt to hear them lying? Was this the only world you had?
It's a pilotless helicopter? Maybe it just ran away on it's own? :)
Chris