In 1973, the Philippines already developed a missile system the can prevent incoming typhoon in the country, under the leadership of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos. The program calls the fact that it was “Rain Weather Stimulation and Modernization Program” and is led by Col. Ramon Macabuhay. According to a website bagonglipunan.com

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Newspaper transcript above – Weather rockets loaded with silver iodide crystals will soon be fired by the Philippine Air Force at storm clouds approaching the Philippines.

The project is part of the government’s “Rain Stimulation and Weather Moderation Program”, an ambitious plan to precipitate rainfall in drought-stricken areas and dissipate storms before they develop full-blown typhoons.

Col. Ramon Macabuhay, chief of air staff and director of the PAF Rainmaking Project said rockets to be used in the trials are now being readied, so with the aircraft from which the rain-making missiles will be launched or fired.

Macabuhay said firing the could-seeding rockets from a distance will protect the pilot and the aircraft from the hazards and turbulence of storm clouds — in short, eliminate the need of flying the plane right into the teeth of the brewing typhoon.

The rocket is similar to the ground-to-air -missiles used in warfare, but instead of an explosive warhead, it will have a wooden rocket head containing approximately half a pound of silver iodide.

 

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Video: AFP Lost Missile Projects and Aircraft Inventions

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4 COMMENTS

  1. pinatalsik nila si marcos sabi nila masmagALING DAW CLA AT BINALIK NILA DEMOKRASYA BAKIT BA NUNG PNAHON B NI MARCOS SOBRA BANG HIGPIT NYA SA PAMUMUNO AT NASASAKAL BA ANG KARAPATAN NG LAHAT NG NKAKARAMI.NGAYON NPAALIS NILA C MARCOS ANU NAGAWA NILA SA BAYAN NAPAUNLAD NG MGA NAGPATALSIK KE MARCOS ANG BAYAN AT NAPALAKAS B NILA ANG afp.WALA NG YARI SA EDSA 1 NILA .ANG NG YARI LUMAKAS ANG AT LUMAGANAP AT NGING LANTARAN ANG KORAPSYON SA GOBYWERNO LUMALA ANG KRIMEN AT MGA DRAGS MGA RERPIS LUMAGANAP MGA HOLDAPER WALA NG TAKOT KHIT MARAMI KNG KASABAY HOHOLDAPIN KA LAHAT NG BILIHIN TUMAAS.LAHAT NG PAG AARI NG GOBYERNO SINA PRIBADO NA MALINAW BNA PAIPAK ANG EDSA C1 NILA CORY.KNG TALAGANG MGA MARCOS ANG NAG PAPATAY KE NINOY. NAGING PRESEDENTE SI CORY AT ANAK NILA BAT DI NILA GNAWANG TUKLASIN CNO MASTER MINE SA PAGPATAY SA ASAWA NI CORY AT TATAY NI NOYPI HAWAK NILA PNP AT AFP.LUMALABAS LNG NA PALPak ang edsa 1 at mgA GRUPO NILA CORY AQUINO.KATUNAYAN NGA HUMINGI NG SORY C CORY AQUINO KE EXS PRES. ERAP

  2. mga n0ytards, alam kong hindi ninyo ito babasahin dahil hindi ninyo kayang tanggapin ang katotohanang ito….matulog na lang kayo habangbuhay, mga eng0t……

  3. sayang ang galing ng mga Pilipino inventors… Kung masuportahan lang sana.. ang problema, palaging budget ay iba ang napupuntahan.. kung ito sana ang paglaan ng pansin, kasama na ang paggawa ng sariling mga aircraft, surface to air missiles, naval assets… hanggang panaginip na lang ba?

  4. It could have been a good program, preventing Loss of Lives and Properties. Maybe if Bongbong Marcos wins as Vice-President, it will not be hard for him to convince his President, MDS, to revive said Project and turn around the Philippine into a new direction in Storm Fighting and our battle against Droughts brought about by the El Nino Phenomena! May God help us!

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