Does Blackbird successor Lockheed SR-72 Aurora actually exist?
At the end of the Cold War strategic assets and capabilities were being withdrawn without replacement all over the world...
One major radio frequency model (Image 4) developed under IRAD was suitable for integrating inlets, nozzles, apertures, edges, and
other subsystems. It was designed for installation on the 30,000-pound rotator at the Meridian Antenna Test Range in Meridian, Texas.
other subsystems. It was designed for installation on the 30,000-pound rotator at the Meridian Antenna Test Range in Meridian, Texas.
As always, probably reading way too much into this, but in this image from the Boeing patent referenced in the linked article:
Doesn't the mothership forward fuselage and nose in the drawing look a bit like Stratolaunch/Roc?
There is a model of the Aurora hanging from the ceiling in the mezzanine level of the lobby of a building in Langley . Of course it could just be a piece of misinformation, but it is on display right next to a blackbird ( not sure which model ) and a U2 . They like to throw breadcrumbs out there to keep people guessing .
That said one plane matching the Aurora was spotted by a well respected plane spotter in the North Sea , only thing I saw that week was a killer whale hunting seals between the platform legs . Just another reason not to go swimming even when the water looks nice enough .
That said one plane matching the Aurora was spotted by a well respected plane spotter in the North Sea , only thing I saw that week was a killer whale hunting seals between the platform legs . Just another reason not to go swimming even when the water looks nice enough .
The truth is out there, another ISR platform in development
There is something else lurking in the wings
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Saw this while looking at Pima bone yard near Tucson on Google maps. Sleek aircraft with associated tooling and equipment but can't find out what it is. Picture is a Google map screen grab.
Coordinates 32.151261, -110.843417
I am not suggesting that this is the aircraft that you seek.
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