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Missing Shadow unmanned aircraft found in Colorado
Sierra Vista Herald ^ | Tanja M. Linton, Fort Huachuca Public Affairs Office

Posted on 02/10/2017 4:35:46 AM PST by SandRat

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To: TigersEye
DENVER - An Army drone that disappeared on a training flight in southern Arizona has been found hundreds of miles away in Colorado, and the military is trying to figure out how it got there.

Journalists are stupid. The "how" is that it flew there.

The military wants to know the "why", not the "how".

41 posted on 02/10/2017 6:58:18 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
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To: Bob

Bob, it was launched from Fort Huachuca. There was a thread here when the original story came out.


42 posted on 02/10/2017 7:14:17 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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Bob, it was launched from Fort Huachuca. There was a thread here when the original story came out.

It would have been nice to include that information in this article. I doubt that many people keep particularly close tabs on Army drone launches.

43 posted on 02/10/2017 7:44:37 AM PST by Bob (Now, Republicans get to sing "Happy Days Are Here Again". Enjoy the suck, rats.)
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There was enough information in the posted article to infer that it was launch from the location of the training exercise.


44 posted on 02/10/2017 7:54:41 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: SandRat

One of the early scenes in “Interstellar” comes to mind...


45 posted on 02/10/2017 8:01:33 AM PST by Solidstatechemist (SolidStateChemist)
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Funny,.... at first first seeing that image, I was thinking UFO, instead of the cited uav that was cited.


46 posted on 02/10/2017 8:11:17 AM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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Same thing happened here at Huachuca several years ago - the UAV lost DL connectivity and flew a pre-programmed heading to what was supposed to bring it back into DL range. Problem was, the heading was programmed in at 180o opposite of what was needed. The UAV flew into Mexico!
47 posted on 02/10/2017 8:18:29 AM PST by HiJinx (It's Morning in America Once Again)
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To: SubMareener

The stated 125 km range of the drone and its 1000+ km recovery distance from Huachuca certainly wouldn’t lead me to infer an AZ launch.


48 posted on 02/10/2017 8:21:24 AM PST by Bob (Now, Republicans get to sing "Happy Days Are Here Again". Enjoy the suck, rats.)
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Well, OK. You have a nice day.


49 posted on 02/10/2017 8:41:07 AM PST by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: IYAS9YAS

Are you sure about that? According to the article/s it doesn’t have the radio range or the flight range to fly 1,200 kilometers.


50 posted on 02/10/2017 8:57:24 AM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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One picture of the drone shows it to be grey. How does it change colors in flight or, at all? Spell check is not your friend...The word just looks wrong when proof reading.


51 posted on 02/10/2017 9:07:44 AM PST by BatGuano (You don't think I'd go into combat with loose change in my pocket, do ya?)
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Maximum speed: 127 mph; 204 km/h (110 kn)

Cruising speed: 81 mph; 130 km/h

Endurance: 6 h/ 9 h Increased Endurance


52 posted on 02/10/2017 9:28:31 AM PST by Ozark Tom
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To: IYAS9YAS

It posed a threat to other air traffic, especially if it is poorly spotted by collision avoidance systems. Could have climbed easily to 18,000 service ceiling.

C-130 midair collision on approach to landing FOB Sharana resulted in loss of two engines and wing damage in 2011. Not an RC model by this result.


53 posted on 02/10/2017 9:42:50 AM PST by Ozark Tom
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Are you sure about that? According to the article/s it doesn’t have the radio range or the flight range to fly 1,200 kilometers.

The article and Wiki say the radio range is 125 Km. As others have stated, it probably flew on a straight trajectory after it lost radio contact. As for flight range, it can fly for 8 to 9 hours. Wiki says its cruising speed is 81 mph, with a 127 mph max speed.

By car, the shortest distance between Ft. Huachuca and Evergreen, CO is 831 miles. That distance by air would be considerably shorter. If it can fly 81 mph for 9 hours, it can travel 729 miles at cruising speed. This would only be a difference of 102 miles based on the driving distance, which is not in a straight line. I'd say given a tail wind, and its original flight altitude, that it is quite conceivable that it made it there under its own power. We get very strong winds up here in the Rockies.

54 posted on 02/10/2017 9:51:04 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees! - Kipling)
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We get very strong winds up here in the Rockies.

Tell me about it. I thought the wind was going to rip the roof off last night. It's still trying to.

55 posted on 02/10/2017 11:49:22 AM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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