West Texas Spanloader

reply to post by SirDrinksalot


Yeah I think I got you with that and as for googling it I had done yesterday while fishing. Thanks for your input though its appreciated

I was wondering if this would be a stealth air refuel craft. This is becoming less likely of a scenario seeing as transport aircraft have tentatively been ruled out.

Here's my pick: we are looking at an electronic warfare platform.

reply to post by clay2 baraka


Not a transport. Has a NICE EW suite though.

reply to post by Zaphod58


Would this of been around during the f-117 days?

reply to post by Stealthbomber


Possibly towards the end. I'm not entirely sure when it started up.

reply to post by Zaphod58


Only curious, because you seem to be in the know, but where are you getting your information from? Are these educated guesses you're making or do you have first/second-had knowledge of this? Only asking because you seem to be trying to be keep your answers vague.

reply to post by cmdrkeenkid


I have several sources that know exactly what this is. Several very interesting things have been passed on, that will go no further.

I knew the black triangles were real!

All joking aside, could it be some kind of really large UAV bomber?

reply to post by MystikMushroom


From what I've heard it's not a UAV. I may be wrong (I don't have EVERY detail about out), but at least some of the things I've heard say manned.

reply to post by MystikMushroom


I'd be surprised if they weren't manned, at least initially any way. The way they were photographed flying in relatively close formation and maneuvering behind each other says manned to me
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Would it be flying around Cannon AFB for any reason?

reply to post by kkrattiger


It shouldn't be at this point. It was over Texas for a reason. It probably won't be seen again until it rolls out officially.

Zaphod58
reply to post by clay2 baraka

 

Has a NICE EW suite though.

I bet it does.

reply to post by Zaphod58


I was thinking maybe desert storm, would that have been too Long ago?

And you said it was seen over Texas for a reason, do you know the reason or were u just saying there would be a reason behind it?

Cheers!

reply to post by Stealthbomber


No, I'm pretty sure that was too long ago.

Yes, I know why.

Zaphod58
reply to post by clay2 baraka

 

Not a transport. Has a NICE EW suite though.

aardvark with an aatitude, hmm?

Kind of the right thing to bomb a uranium plant, no? Or to spoof Pakistani radar

reply to post by mbkennel


It's the built in suite, but yeah pretty much.

Zaphod58
reply to post by mbkennel

 

It's the built in suite, but yeah pretty much.

Developed out of YF-23?

reply to post by mbkennel


Nope. Out of a project that was shelved awhile back.

Zaphod58
reply to post by mbkennel

 

Nope. Out of a project that was shelved awhile back.

edit on 4/15/2014 by Zaphod58 because: (no reason given)

Shelved, as in: A-12 Avenger?..