So I didn't see the commercial when it aired on TV I have seen plenty of US Forces commercials recently that have borderlined lunacy. Simply put these new ads say that they are "Not Science Fiction Its what we do every day". Fact is a large amount of the latest commercials have featured technologies in development many of which are not in use at least officially speaking. But the latest commercial for the US Air Force goes way further then showcasing prototype technologies as what they do every day. In this latest commercial they say that they have new C-17 transport planes with fully rotating engines capable of landing on bridges with such accuracy that they don't even cause the bridge that is already collapsing to fall apart. Then when these planes take off they can transform into entirely different air craft.

Infact the US Air Force themselves acknowledge the ad through Christa D’Andrea, public affairs chief for the Air Force recruitment arm saying “This one was definitely more cinematic in the beginning,” adding “It’s a very cinematic, sci-fi sort of campaign.” The rep for the US Air Force also said “The C-17 would need to land on an airstrip,” She goes on to explain the motives behind the commercial "We’re trying to disprove that these certain technologies don’t exist. It’s a flying hospital [on a C-17], able to take care of people in a hospital in the air. It’s a unique mission that we do that people don’t hear about."

So do you think the US Military and Air Force have any right advertising these sci-fi things as "its not Science Fiction its what we do every day" Or is this a huge case of false advertising? I mean if the goal it to try and disprove that these certain technologies don't exist why would you show tons of technologies that in fact don't exist?

For full interview source is here!

taht was awesome. its ok and the americas numbers are up so go make the thread

i don't see the problem here.

Well, theoricly its illégal to sell a product base on false image.

But its different, Govenement and Army are beyond the law sooooooo ........


Yes I said it.

ps. haha its funny because they are saving people, and we all know they do that 1% of the time, and they use gun for it.

Well the US Air Force does conduct medivac's in combat situations however I don't think the US Air Force actually leads the rescue efforts they do transport patients to hospitals and such from air bases but I don't think they often actually do operations where they just drop into combat zones and pick up wounded while military operations are on going.

I would say a huge amount of the US Militaries operations are saving people. Especially the National Guard and Navy they are always rescuing people. A natural disaster strikes and the first large response is always military.

Here in Canada our military is even more involved in rescue operations then the US. We actually send military forces to almost every disaster zone on earth. Our D.A.R.T and PRT teams go all over the world helping out in every country they can in virtually every major disaster. In fact they even sent troops, ships and aircraft to the US after Katrina though the US Government was so full of themselves they didn't accept help for over a month.

In fact if it wasn't for our armed forces we'd be pretty screwed in a natural disaster. When an air plane goes down in the bush or North who responds first? Military, if your ship is going down the Navy and Coast Guard respond quickly to save you. If your city gets trashed by a storm the military is always there to help rescue people and restore the city to its former glory.

In fact last year after my city got hit by a huge snow storm I was surprised to see Canadian troops in bobcats clearing parking lots and small streets. Saw them helping clear roads of fallen trees and such. I was unaware that the army would actually be called out for a small blizzard but there they were.

Its fine.

It starts off in the realm of sci-fi and them moves to what they do everyday.

It starts off sci-fi moves to jobs the air force doesn't often do (Rescuing people on bridges and such, usually national guard and Coast Gaurd do that) then moves to the only real thing in the commercial the inside mobile health unit aboard the C-17 followed by returning back to complete science fiction with the lift off and transformation!

Air Force personnel do not do those things every day except for the clinic on board a C-17. In that case I don't think there are all that many medical C-17's in service. A majority of Air Force personnel wouldn't likely work on one of those.

You can't prove that it can't exist. Therefore, it exists.

Just another funny little propaganda flick from the country that brought us "duck and cover".