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Originally posted by Tea
Does anyone have a direct link to the USGS seismographic page? I'd like to look at the stuff there.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
If you look at what he wrote it is a bit confusing. First of all, he misspelled Aurora. Next, he is the one claiming facts. Next, he says Aurora was listed right after SR-71 Blackbird. That doesn't weaken the case for a "top secret craft," it strengthens it. Next, the section apparently reads "Air Breathing Reconnaissance Platform." These are his words and not mine. Air Breathing means it doesn't need an oxidizer (like space vehicles) and therefore moves in our atmosphere. Everyone knows what Reconn is. That is what the SR-71 was made for. And Platform could mean anything. Again, this does not weaken the possibility of a top secret craft.
Again no one knows. Hypersonic is one possibility to improve upon the SR-71. Maybe the successor isn't any faster but creates much less of a sonic boom. Maybe the successor isn't faster than the SR-71 but can attain such speeds at lower altitudes because of new technology aimed at maximizing the airflow around the vehicle. Maybe the Aurora is an experimental ice cream truck!
Aviation Week & Space Technology; 09/04/2006, page 19
What appeared to be a "pulser" contrail was photographed over Santa Fe, N.M., at 2:26 MDT on Aug. 16 within seconds of being created by an unknown aircraft. Steven Sande, a professional civil engineer and president of Raven Solutions, says the contrail's discrete puffs were formed by "a fast-moving aircraft at very high altitude." It was flying due north initially, then gradually turned north-northwest. Sande and his wife, a Lockheed Martin employee who worked on the Titan rocket program for 25 years, say they heard no noise from the aircraft. Its contrail was short-lived, dissipating within approximately a minute.
Originally posted by phsyco
.sorry if i offended you intelgurl.
Originally posted by gfad
Im always v dubious about all these pics of contrails since ive seen a few formed by normal planes that have been whipped up by high altitude winds into wierd shapes even, and they were made by the 13:35 to New York or whatever not a secret PDE plane!
Originally posted by phsyco
so this spy plane is hypersonic.some times I wonder how hupersonic crafts can be bulit. made sure the aerodynamics of the plane seems to be pretty much okay.And i saw that craft in a vedio game I played a long time ago.ace combat 3.its kind of unbeliveable.info might have been leaked but then again i would also like the technical data of this plane.we might know something about the engine.atleast.Dont you all think so.crew piolet(if they carry any or if remote controlled)wing span etc.
Once Again, you are assuming meaning that aren't there!
In May 2006, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) released an extensive report on Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) in the UK air defence area.[8] It was written by the Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS) in 2000 and was originally classified "SECRET UK eyes only". It is unusual because it contains official comments on "black" programmes. One of the Working Papers is entitled ""BLACK" AND OTHER AIRCRAFT AS UAP EVENTS". It says "it is acknowledged that some UAP sightings can be attributed to covert aircraft programmes". The report lists three "Western" programmes which might result in this — all of which appear to be American (right side image). The first — not surprisingly — is the SR-71. Programme 2 and Programme 3 are redacted from the report — even their names are withheld.
Two photos or representations have also been removed from the file before release. Adjacent sections freely talk about the F-117, B-2 and F-22, and show photos of these aircraft; so these programmes appear to be something different.
Originally posted by phsyco
This time I wuold say try the first page gfad.by the way i dont belive in hypersonic either.practically who would.
Originally posted by ghost
I only asked how Aurora became hypersonic. It could easily be subsonic, and extreemly stealthy.