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US Secret Plane Uncovered (?)
Gizmodo.com ^
| 12/01/09
| Jesus Diaz
Posted on 12/01/2009 1:23:24 PM PST by Reaganesque
Remember the secret plane spotted in Kandahar? The one that looked like a Nazi stealth plane? Well, it's been spotted again, but this time the picture is crystal clear, and it doesn't look like anything in the US arsenal.
There's a possibility that it may have a canopy above the nose, which means it could be a very small manned plane instead of a UAV. On the other side, it could just be the air intake. Its buttocks look like those of the P175 Polecat, a design by Skunk WorksLockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs. Whatever it is, I want one for xmas.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nosecret; oldnews; plane; secret; uncovered; us
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To: derekr44
Bingo. The wheels and exhaust opening match.
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posted on
12/01/2009 3:02:55 PM PST
by
TalonDJ
To: TalonDJ
NO- it is a UATT
UNMANNED AL-QUAEDA/TALIBAN TERMINATOR
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posted on
12/01/2009 3:18:43 PM PST
by
bunkerhill7
(God bless)
To: DuncanWaring
Canopies are generally clear, and whatever that is shows no sign whatsoever of transparency. I think its just part of the air inlet.Could be it's only transparent from the inside...or the inside is one big HUD
43
posted on
12/01/2009 3:26:11 PM PST
by
JrsyJack
(a healthy dose of buckshot will probably get you the last word in any argument.)
To: AppyPappy
44
posted on
12/01/2009 3:30:54 PM PST
by
Reaganesque
("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
To: derekr44
That seems to match up well with the picture.
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posted on
12/01/2009 3:32:54 PM PST
by
Reaganesque
("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
To: zot
46
posted on
12/01/2009 4:01:38 PM PST
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: Reaganesque
I think the little wheel thingys are kinda cute, don’t you?
47
posted on
12/01/2009 4:05:47 PM PST
by
Logic n' Reason
(If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.)
To: JrsyJack
Could be.
Charles Lindberg crossed the Atlantic with a periscope.
48
posted on
12/01/2009 4:30:07 PM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: Tallguy
They are sitting in the hangers at Tonopah today. Retired.
When the Yugos shot one down, the myth went down with it.
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posted on
12/01/2009 7:08:50 PM PST
by
ASOC
(To be content with little is hard, but to be content with much is impossible.)
To: devolve
50
posted on
12/01/2009 7:27:38 PM PST
by
potlatch
(ACTIONS - Speak Louder Than Words)
To: Bartholomew Roberts
F-117 is still doing its thing.
They're mostly* retired, replaced (49th Wing, Holloman AFB) by the F-22A. Took them out to their former 37TFW hangars at Tonopah, removed their wings and put them into deep storage.
(*except for this very unlucky fellow that was cut up to test disposal techniques):
To: The Comedian
BTTT
TTTB
52
posted on
12/01/2009 10:26:03 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: tanknetter
Wow! That is just so wrong! (And am I really that old!!??)
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posted on
12/01/2009 10:31:40 PM PST
by
21twelve
(Drive Reality out with a pitchfork if you want , it always comes back.)
To: GreyFriar
Thanks for the ping. I’m not sure what it is, but it’s pretty obviously a UAV and probably not a prototype.
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posted on
12/01/2009 10:33:20 PM PST
by
zot
To: Shortwave
Very cool. It’s very similar.
55
posted on
12/02/2009 12:17:11 AM PST
by
smokingfrog
(I'm from TEXAS -- what country are YOU from?)
To: Reaganesque
But this is what Obama would fund.
It's all the Air Force could afford. The rest of the money went to ca$h giveaways in Detroit.
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posted on
12/02/2009 3:37:18 AM PST
by
SkyPilot
To: Bartholomew Roberts
To: tanknetter
That sucks. I remember the first time I saw one live. I was stationed at Davis Monthan in AZ, and we had one come in for a static display for an open base/air show day. I think it was 1992 (maybe '93).
It was cool to watch the approach. I was right next to the runway. It flew in, about 300-400 feet up, followed the runway, then banked left over my head and went back around to land. Didn't hear a thing until it was past me, but we knew it was coming in and were waiting for it.
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posted on
12/02/2009 7:31:39 AM PST
by
IYAS9YAS
(The townhalls were going great until the oPods showed up.)
To: Reaganesque
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