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Originally posted by nightrun
I would say they are extraterrestrial simply because of the crazy moves they do in the sky and then dash off and disappear.
20 Years ahead in technology doesn't instantly mean antigravity ships.
[edit on 2/9/2010 by nightrun]
Originally posted by alexander_delta
Stop looking for anti gravity and start thinking about how easy it would be to fill it with helium and do amazing things. Think about it. When you don't have to use "wings" for lift, you can fly in any bizarre manner you want including 90 degree turns and motionless hover.
Originally posted by wigit
reply to post by alexander_delta
Whatever amazing things they can do with helium, wouldn't it be slow? FT's are reportedly able to move extremely fast.
Originally posted by Scramjet76
I'm not sure why the military would invent such a craft either? What purpose does it serve other than scaring people into believing in aliens?
The Walrus operational vehicle (OV) was intended to carry a payload of 500-1,000 tons (that’s 1-2 million pounds) up to 12,000 nautical miles, in less than 7 days and at a competitive cost. Given these enormous capacities, they would mostly be used to deploy full-scale fighting units (for example, the components of an Future Combat Systems Army Unit of Action) quickly, getting them to their site with a minimum of equipment reassembly work required. The ideal is that transported forces should fully ready to fight within 6 hours.
Originally posted by Bhadhidar
reply to post by zorgon
Even in a "Blimp", it is not the "skin" that holds the helium in; the "Lifting Cells" actually contain the gas. And the "skin" you refer to contains the lifting cells, as well as cantenary, a series of cables, which is used to distribute the weight of the control gondola to the top of the envelope (skin).
The only limit to the speed of a Lighter than Air Vehicle (LAV) is the drag produced by the material of the envelope.
And, as you also will recall, this structure was flown in space in low Earth orbit. Orbital velocity is aproximately 17,000 MPH. Not too shabby a speed for what is essentially a "blimp"!
Originally posted by zorgon
Originally posted by sherpahowever as always with footage of that calibre can we really be sure
Pop on over and I will take ya out for a day trip, though I hear after 3 am is better
Originally posted by Scramjet76
Originally posted by nightrun
I would say they are extraterrestrial simply because of the crazy moves they do in the sky and then dash off and disappear.
20 Years ahead in technology doesn't instantly mean antigravity ships.
[edit on 2/9/2010 by nightrun]
Exactly.
Just go back 20 years in time to eh 1990... wow can't believe it's been 20 years. Anyways, in 1990 we didn't have supercomputers or smart phones like today, but one can easily trace the technology to the transistor as well as better computer interfaces, microwaves (like for your cell phone not heating your food), etc. The point is you see us basically using the same technology, albeit more refined.
"Anti-Gravity" technology needs to be defined, not just loosely thrown around. The ability to instantly accelerate a mass that large to speeds = thousands of miles per hour isn't 20 years ahead.... never quite figured out why so many people on this website believe that??
You can't accelerate a mass that large like that. That takes an act of God. Or aliens.