Wings Forum Forum for homebuilt experimental & light sport aircraft pilots, owners, & builders.   ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.12.08): Man Portable Air Defense Click here to go to the original topic          Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message RSS News Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 14400 Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:38 pm    Post subject: ANN's Daily Aero-Term (08.12.08): Man Portable Air Defense   Aero-Terms! MANPADS are lightweight, shoulder-launched missile systems used to bring down aircraft and create mass casualties. Terrorists choose MANPADS because the weapons are low cost, highly mobile, require minimal set-up time, and are easy to use and maintain. Read more... Back to top            Wings Forum Forum Index -> General Aviation News Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB Search Engine Indexer Powered by phpBB 2.0.22 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group