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Originally posted by boomer135
BTW, I won't answer any specific questions about classified aircraft except to say that this one is of stealth design, and is painted black as well. From my understanding from some booms today, it did NOT get retired with the 117's in 2008. It's still out there doing it's thing. I'm willing to bet it was over Pakistan during the UBL raid too
Originally posted by boomer135
BTW, I won't answer any specific questions about classified aircraft except to say that this one is of stealth design, and is painted black as well. From my understanding from some booms today, it did NOT get retired with the 117's in 2008. It's still out there doing it's thing. I'm willing to bet it was over Pakistan during the UBL raid too (funny how an entire city looses comm's right before the raid huh?). My guess is that even if they do retire them, they will be kept secret until the technology is outdated. There's too much to lose by letting it fall into the wrong hands. So unless we lose one somewhere, or someone gets a good pic of it, the public will be left guessing about what the F(*& it is!
Originally posted by Zaphod58
The name Aurora was used as the unclassified budget requirements for the B-2 before they were built. Someone saw the line item, said "Oh my god, it's the SR-71 replacement!" and it was off and running. Because you know, they're going to put a deep black project in an unclassified budget listing. Then some odd contrails were sighted, and it took on a life of its own and has been going ever since.
I once saw a slightly-bigger-than-and-slightly-different from F-117 from underneath fly out of Mirimar MCAS right over me at the university. I rememberd the shape and looked up the F-117, but it was not quite a match.
edit on 16-1-2013 by mbkennel because: (no reason given)
Great write up boomer!!! I've followed your posts and you are on the mark each time. I cannot reveal anything specific about the UBL raid, other than what you suggested, or said a different way, There were craft over the Pakistani skies that night that have not been revealed to anyone except a specialized unit in Special Forces, very specialized.
I also think most people do not realize the refueling requirements. That requires precision and detailed clearance and knowledge, a highly compartmentalized group of engineers. Good work!!
Peace!! ID
Originally posted by pixeldeath
reply to post by XxAcidxBurnxX
So what you are saying that this is intelligence sector and other companies who have funding in this? And is there any documents about this because i can barely find any online relating to aurora project I have seen the YT videos but nothing more.
In 2006, renowned aviation writer Bill Sweetman had stated and derived to a conclusion that, “This evidence of 20 years of examining budget “holes”, unexplained sonic booms, plus the Gibson sighting , helps establish the program’s initial existence. My investigations continue to turn up evidence that suggests current activity. For example, having spent years sifting through military budgets, tracking untraceable dollars and code names, I learned how to sort out where money was going. This year, when I looked at the Air Force operations budget in detail, I found a $9-billion black hole that seems a perfect fit for a project like Aurora.”
Originally posted by boomer135
We don't tell them and we certainly don't write it down in our fuel log as the receiver aircraft. It gets a special name after post flight, in the secured command posts log. Boy the stories that book could tell
Originally posted by Bedlam
reply to post by ItDepends
SOAR rocks. So do echoes.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
reply to post by ItDepends
There was an interesting poster published that had all kinds of aircraft on it (I forget if it was Boeing or Lockmart), but two of the planes on it didn't exist, and no one had ever seen before.