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1 posted on 03/05/2016 1:00:20 PM PST by BenLurkin
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Doesn’t seem to have too many moving parts; what could go wrong?


2 posted on 03/05/2016 1:02:13 PM PST by rey
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To: BenLurkin

ugly


3 posted on 03/05/2016 1:03:33 PM PST by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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It’s a diesel-electric with squirrel cage motors?


4 posted on 03/05/2016 1:05:43 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
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What a turkey! That thing appears to be way too large to replace helicopters. Incapable of shipboard operations for the same reason. While you won’t need a runway you’re going to need a pretty big pad to set down on.


5 posted on 03/05/2016 1:05:48 PM PST by Tallguy
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DARPA always was full of crap. They have too much money.


9 posted on 03/05/2016 1:17:08 PM PST by Purdue77 ("Hillary for Prison, 2016.")
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I’m not sure I’d concede that those were ductless fans.


10 posted on 03/05/2016 1:19:09 PM PST by PAR35
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Didn’t we see this in Terminator?


13 posted on 03/05/2016 1:21:57 PM PST by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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16 posted on 03/05/2016 1:25:41 PM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: BenLurkin

Canard is right.


17 posted on 03/05/2016 1:25:46 PM PST by poinq
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24 potential engine fires. Even if electrical, electrical engines start on fire.

I am surprised it wasn’t released on 4/1/16.


25 posted on 03/05/2016 1:44:42 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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... drive the 24 ductless fans ...

Ductless? Those fans look pretty ducted to me...

26 posted on 03/05/2016 1:46:54 PM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk

28 posted on 03/05/2016 1:50:13 PM PST by Daaave ("You Nexus, huh? I design your eyes.")
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32 posted on 03/05/2016 2:20:58 PM PST by struggle
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