Is the Russian Helicopter Death Ray Based on Multi-Beam Klystron Technology?

[klystronman]

hi i was wondering about the russian helicopter death ray and if it was based on the russian multi beam klystrons and all in one technology. does it use tesla multi beam technology?
thanks

 

[FredGarvin]

Other than total crackpot links, can you provide any proof that one exists?

 

[berkeman]

hi i was wondering about the russian helicopter death ray and if it was based on the russian multi beam klystrons and all in one technology. does it use tesla multi beam technology?
thanks

How about the Boeing Death Ray?

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/abl/index.html

 

[russ_watters]

They should so call it that.

 

[FredGarvin]

Well, considering that the max payload allowable on an Mi-24 is about .001% of a 747, I'd say we're not talking the same thing here.

 

[rewebster]

How about the Boeing Death Ray?

http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/military/abl/index.html

"Testing was completed on the High Energy Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser on December 6, 2005. The laser was fired
continuously for more than 10 seconds at a power level sufficient to destroy a hostile ballistic missile at operational
ranges."

from the "Missile Defense Agency Airborne Laser Fact Sheet" on that page.

It may not be too long before they may be on fighter jets.

 

[russ_watters]

It may not be too long before they may be on fighter jets.

They won't be on fighter jets in our lifetimes. It isn't like miniturizing electronics, there are some pretty hard limits to the minimum physical size of these things. Even something like the size of the emitter - too small and it will absorb too much energy and melt. And then there is the lasers themselves - they work sort of like rocket engines. They'd be hard pressed to get something like this on a 757.