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At the end of the Cold War strategic assets and capabilities were being withdrawn without replacement all over the world...
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https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....c451965b43.jpg 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. |
Originally Posted by Davef68
(Post 10568274)
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/wei...craft-19336512
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Originally Posted by tartare
(Post 10568628)
That whole series of images is laughably fake.
It is, isn't it? :-) |
Interesting article from the War Zone
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ofomhC_k2bupKo https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1d0a1a1cb.jpeg |
Originally Posted by chopper2004
(Post 10371116)
As always, probably reading way too much into this, but in this image from the Boeing patent referenced in the linked article: https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....902702f069.jpg Doesn't the mothership forward fuselage and nose in the drawing look a bit like Stratolaunch/Roc? https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....72fc0ba1bc.jpg |
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 . |
The truth is out there, another ISR platform in development
There is something else lurking in the wings
https://theaviationist.com/2023/11/0...GZfx0RF7TB5jJo and I know Vargo very well cheers |
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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. |
RCS model for an F-18 variant which didn’t go anywhere.
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1161511/pg1 https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....606c412cb.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ce34854d7.jpeg |
Thank you Sir. Could never make sense of the image. All clear now.
Thanks. |
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