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originally posted by: Zaphod58
That wasn't a TR-3B (of which the evidence of its existence is very thin).
originally posted by: Junkheap
originally posted by: Zaphod58
That wasn't a TR-3B (of which the evidence of its existence is very thin).
That the alleged TR-3B's mode of propulsion supposedly involves mercury plasma pressurized to 250,000 P.S.I. and spinning around at 50,000 RPM is kind of a deal breaker for me.
originally posted by: ManInAsia
originally posted by: KnightLight
a reply to: Aliensun
Didn't read the second post yet.
I've seen the triangle for over 30 minutes. I know two things. It uses some form of propulsion I do not understand yet. AND It flew the same flight path as many Chinooks and F15s.
It didn't make a sound. It was solid. It "floated" slower than is acceptable to produce lift for a plane. It didn't have enough volume to produce lift using "lighter than air."
I say it was USAF.
The Board is set, but how many people do you think will really be fooled? Or maybe this is what pulls us out of WW III in a believable way? If that's the case, I may choose to be willfully ignorant.
How do you know it didn't have enough volume to produce lift from helium or hydrogen? It's obvious that the simple explanation may apply here..that it is some form of hybrid blimp/plane design. There are plenty of companies that are working on something similar, just not in the same shapes.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: tomra
No, she literally meant triangles aren't uncommon. Look at the B-2, the X-47, the RQ-170, and many more. The triangle (flying wing) design is naturally very stealthy even before you add stealth features to it.
It's a poor design for a fighter, but for a strike/ISR/combination design it's perfect.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: cavtrooper7
Several of the propulsion methods I've heard of could be easily mistaken for something else entirely. It would be easy to think antigravity, when it's not.
I can easily see something like this flying around doing various missions. Hell it'd probably be good to take into space too. Maybe even long distance flight depending on the propulsion method.
Could be NRO, could be a joint mission like the Sentinel.