Reply #50: Sounds like he was bragging more than anything else [View All]

[ProgressiveProfessor]

You can take out a airline with a Stinger or equivalent. The record is better than you seem to think.

From other sources he may really mean Barret style 50 caliber rifles deployed in a helo. That is much more problematical. Anything faster than a 172 can out run NYPD choppers, and there are also altitude limitations to consider as well.

So in his scenario, the passenger jet would have to be within the ceiling of the loaded chopper, flying slow and not notice that their engines were being shot at...