PG Unveils New Amp Technology

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:39 am

Now being tested in Afganistan, the PGBU-12, 500lb Extreme SPL Power Amplifier. (shown here installed on a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper)

Get Wired With PG.

Some comments from SPL competitors:
"Two weeks after the competition and I still have trouble hearing"
"One loud bass note- that's all I remember"
"Loudest. F*cking. Amp. Ever."

Seriously, I would like to take a moment to honor those who are fighting for Operation Enduring Freedom, and a moment of silence for those who will not return.

NATO coalition nations:
Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, France, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Italy, India, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Estonia, Finland, USA.

THANKS TO ALL THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THESE NATIONS, AND THOSE NOT LISTED WHO HAVE HELPED.

MQ-9 REAPER SPECS
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
• Contractor: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Incorporated
• Landing Type: runway
• Launch Type: runway
• Power Plant: Honeywell TP331-10 turboprop engine, 670 kW
PERFORMANCE
• Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15 km)
• Endurance: 15 h
• Range: 3682 mi (3200 nautical miles)
• Fuel Capacity: 1,300 kg (3,907 lb)
• Length: 11 m (36 ft)
• Payload: 1700 kg (3800 lb)
• Weight: 1676 kg (3700 lb) empty; 4760 kg (10,500 lb) max
• Wingspan: 20 m (66 ft)
• Velocity: 400 km/h (250 mph, 220 knots)
ARMAMENT
• 6 Hard points under wings can carry a payload mix of 1,500 lb. on each of its two inboard weapons stations, 500-600 lb. on the two middle stations and 150-200 lb. on the outboard stations.
• 2x AIM-9L Sidewinder air to air missiles
• 4x FIM-92 Stinger antiair missiles
• 2x AIM-120C AMMRAM air to air missiles
• 2x AGM-65 Maverick air to ground missiles
• 8x AGM-114 Hellfire air to ground missiles
• 2x GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs
• 2x GBU-38 JDAM air to ground bombs

And now the pictures of the install:

Post by **stipud** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:47 am

You got a friend in the forces OSF?

Cool pics... interesting way to plug PG

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:52 am

friends in high places....

Post by **stipud** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:54 am

OldSchoolFool wrote:friends in high places....

But it's an unmanned aircraft, I don't see how you could be friends with it.

twisted · Post by **twisted** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:01 am

Post by **Francious70** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:31 am

stipud wrote:
OldSchoolFool wrote:friends in high places....
But it's an unmanned aircraft, I don't see how you could be friends with it.

Hardy har har.

And here I thought I was the king of bad jokes.

ydnap · Post by **ydnap** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:37 am

Isnt it a predator? fuckin looks like one.

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:47 pm

The MQ-9 Reaper (originally the RQ-9 Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for use by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy, and the British Royal Air Force. The MQ-9 is the Air Force's first purpose-designed hunter-killer UAV designed for long-endurance, high-altitude surveillance.[1]

The MQ-9 is a larger and more capable aircraft than the earlier MQ-1 Predator. It can use MQ-1's ground systems. The MQ-9 has a 950-shaft-horsepower turboprop engine, far more powerful than the Predator's 119 hp (89 kW) piston engine. The increase in power allows the Reaper to carry 15 times more ordnance and cruise at three times the speed of the MQ-1.[1]

The U.S. Navy calls its MQ-9s "Mariners".

ydnap · Post by **ydnap** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:16 pm

Ah I see.. IIRC the 1 couldnt carry any payloads..

I do love technology, but only when used in the correct manner (defense..)

I still have a hard for the SR71 though, would love to see one of those up close and personal. Jeremy Clarkson wrote about them once saying how they have soul.. You can literally hear them groaning and creeking...

Amazing.

rdjorge · Post by **rdjorge** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:03 pm

What does that thing do??? Not the plane... the amp or whatever it is being used for....

Ahsmo · Post by **Ahsmo** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:20 pm

thats awesome. I hope that killed some fucking terrorists!

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:58 pm

The bomb with the sticker is a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb I am pretty sure. Smart bomb. Very loud when you're under it.

Irongoats · Post by **Irongoats** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:03 am

That's exactly what it is, a 500lb general purpose bomb with laser finder CCG and MXU tail fin assembly with m905 tail fuze set at 6 seconds non-delay.

Awesome post, love the intro lol. You hear this coming when its on top of you of course then its too late.

The Brits aren't allowed for weapons deployment yet but very soon they'll be getting theirs. Right now they're just eyes up top for ground forces.

Post by **stipud** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:08 am

Ah-ha, now I know what your avatar is.

You must be that friend that OSF was talking about. Neat plane... do you do maintenance on it or something?

Irongoats · Post by **Irongoats** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:22 am

Yes its me, he helped me out and he sent me the stickers to post. I load the weapons and do the ops check on it. Just think of it as a regular plane but with pilot in mobile gcs (guidance control system) to fly it along with a sensor operator. The company can't make enough of these with a number countries wanted to buy.

rdjorge · Post by **rdjorge** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 11:43 am

A friend of mine in the Air Force was in a mission in Iraq where they had to bomb a few places, and while making sure the laser stayed on target, he said that several times he could see people looking up right before impact... But like somebody said...It was too late for them. I don't know if it was the same type of bomb, but he told me the name of it and I forgot...

Post by **stipud** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:09 pm

This is so cool; I love fighter Aircraft. My favorite childhood movie was Top Gun. I used to have every line in that movie memorized "Negative Ghost rider, the pattern is full.", and "Slider... you stink" were my favorites.

Unfortunately my piss poor eyesight ended up ruining my dreams of becoming an aviator. So instead I'm stuck here drooling over your pictures!

Judging from your avatar it looks like you are stationed in Afghanistan? Look out for our Canadian troops (all two or three of them)

Post by **Bfowler** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:10 pm

^oh...hes "looking out for them"

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:17 pm

Found 'em!

Post by **stipud** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:19 pm

No no... that's New Zealand.

Canada sent Beavers

rdjorge · Post by **rdjorge** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:54 pm

Thats funny!
Reminds me of another story from my friend that was in Iraq...
He had to shoot down a camel loaded up with explosives with a 50 cal! But it didn`t blow them up... So he had to shoot the thing with a missile!!

OldSchoolFool · Post by **OldSchoolFool** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:01 pm

I think I found the Canadian Beaver Army.
Sign me up.

Pedi · Post by **Pedi** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:52 pm

WOW, nice PG-stickers!!!

Is it possible to buy such stickers??

dcavaudio · Post by **dcavaudio** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:28 pm

Way too Cool!!!!!!!

tipracer · Post by **tipracer** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:05 am

Im not 100% sure but I think that is an OLD school sticker, I think thats one of the coolest pics i've seen in a long time, makes me wonder what would be the coolest pg sticker to put on on of those things....outlaw, bandit, reactor????
btw the New Zealand army photo rocks!!! ROFL
The canadian beaver would distract me too!