What happened to the Aurora?

[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by golder

Bill Sweetman spoke fondly about it.

Yep i had a copy of his book



3 decades ago, believe the author was employed for 7 years with Northrop Grumman after Avweek.

cheers

[chevvron]

Originally Posted by Less Hair

Aurora scale model

There was also a plastic kit of the 'Aurora' which was produced by the plastic kit maker called Aurora who weren't particularly renowned for making kits which were entirely accurate.
I saw a stack of them newly delivered in 'Beatties' just off Kingsway but I didn't buy one and I can't remember the year possibly late '80s when I visited the CAA quite often..

[Jhieminga]

Oh allright, I will spill the beans..... Aurora exists.


There, it's out in the open.


Cycled past it just this afternoon.





Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

[Tango and Cash]

Too many people figured the Aurora name out, so they changed it to Darkstar and gave it an appearance in a Tom Cruise movie. Hiding it in plain sight if you will!

I'll get my coat and head out now.

[BEagle]

[Ninthace]

Slow down, If we are going to kill you and eat you, I am going to have to cook more fava beans and I am all out of Chianti.

[widgeon]

Surprised no one has mentioned the CP140 Aurora, Canada's soon to be replaced maritime surveillance aircraft.
https://www.seaforces.org/marint/Can...Aurora-014.jpg

[IFMU]

In the late '90s we were flying the Sikorsky Cypher UAV at the Nevada Test Site. Saw lots of B2s and F16s, but did not see the Aurora. We could only hear it!

[chopper2004]

Originally Posted by IFMU

In the late '90s we were flying the Sikorsky Cypher UAV at the Nevada Test Site. Saw lots of B2s and F16s, but did not see the Aurora. We could only hear it!

The cypher would add to the flying saucer ufo sightings lol, as i recall, mind you around same time one of the final year projects for us aerospace eng students on the board included designing an anti drug spraying (circular) drone.

cheers

[hunterboy]

Funnily enough, a few of us saw something similar over the Baghdad FIR several weeks ago. The shuttle shaped object was certainly shifting at a very high altitude with no lights displayed.