Silhouette challenge

[Lightning Mate]

Wossa image RR ?

[Lightning Mate]

It seem that Mel and I are the only ones on-line!!

Are you out there Teusje ?

[teusje]

Just got back in.

Open House as I don't have anything ready right now.

Ton.

[Lightning Mate]

That's a pity Ton.

So, you all know I love fast stuff, and this would have been faster than my post below:

[Lightning Mate]

If you don't like that one, I thought you all might appreciate this.

1850 hours on it says it's the business !!!!

[Ridge Runner]

I'm intrigued by your challenge mate. Faster than the Jaguar? Well, that could be many things but I wonder, was this thing only a project? Something from the Aurora box of tricks?

[Lightning Mate]

RR,

but I wonder, was this thing only a project? Something from the Aurora box of tricks?

More accurately Area 51. A project to replace something else....

[Ridge Runner]

Something black......???

[Lightning Mate]

Yep, but wossit?

[Ridge Runner]

I guess it could be a F-117 replacement project, a follow-on given the likeness to it? A Lockheed SW project?

Unfortunately I need to head off now! Bugger!

[Lightning Mate]

Not Lockheed, and faster than a Lightning!

[SincoTC]

Good Challenge LM!

Thanks for the PM

I can't find anything that matches the spacing, shape and angles of the fins! Most seem to be too close, longer or steeply angled or are a Skunk Works product

You said it was a project, but wasn't from Lockheed, however, you didn't say it was American, so I'm wondering if it could be one of the concepts put forward in response to the MOD's "High Agility, Low Observability" programme of the nineties. They did consider this would be a Tornado replacement and initiated HALO after the demise of the American A-12 program. I looked at that, but it had wide fins and was too curvy (yours looks faceted to me). Maybe this will elicit a few more more clues for the others to work on

Got to go now so can't dig any deeper, back Monday. Have a good weekend and keep up the good work!

[evansb]

DRPA Blackswift HTV-3X ?

[Lightning Mate]

however, you didn't say it was American

Well I told RR it originated in Area 51.

It wasn't called a Blackswift either.

Think Oxcart....................

[Lightning Mate]

I see you're out there lurking Ken.

[skytrain10]

Hi LM, been out and about today so just catching up. Seen PM and will respond.

Just looking at your challenge now.....

[Lightning Mate]

I have to go now.

So for the sceptics out there, this is not a con trick.

[skytrain10]

Well Oxcart dates it a little....a General Dynamics project?

[skytrain10]

Correction to that...sort of...its the Convair Kingfish.

[Lightning Mate]

Nicely done skytrain.

It is indeed the Convair Kingfish (as in this is not a con trick).

Your turn.