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Originally posted by Joeaksa
Mike,
Yea, a .50 cal bullet will only go so far, yet a laser has a range a lot futher. I would assume that its fired only when the plane is on autopilot and the A/P is controlled by the fire control computer.
One touch of the stick or rudder pedals by the pilot and the beam would go up and down or swing side to side, so would think that stability is a must in fire control situations with this puppy. Hope no birds fly into the beam either! 
Joe A
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I was going to say "This thread is useless without pictures!" but you posted some before I could.
I bet the pilot will be able to do whatever he wants flightwise and the laser will track rgw target just like the laser designators for the smart bombs do now.
A buddy of mine is in the industrial laser business. One day the company president's wife brought in an local newpaper article about their company titled "Frikken Laser Beams" (something like that). She was hassling him because she thought (A) They were making fun of the company (B) That my friend somehow had knowledge of and the ability to stop it from being published.
Turns out, neither one of them had ever seen "Austin Powers" ("I want sharks with 'frikken laser beams on their heads!")
-Chris