This is the amazing Lockheed Martin SR-72—the space Blackbird

reply to post by Sammamishman


Based on some recent information all of this is tied closer than I expected.

Sammamishman
reply to post by Bigburgh

 

www.abovetopsecret.com...

Thanks for the link..as the thread goes on.. I find that meteor interesting that it didn't have a tail....we know about the x37b.... was this what crashed to not allow no one in the area? Did a space platform attack it! Thanks again..looking up crashes in nm only brought me to a predator drone. But what's being described by your link to black horizon. Was black and so secret that airspace is shut down for a month. Plot thickens more.

reply to post by Bigburgh


I CAN say it was NOT the X-37 in that thread, but not much more.

reply to post by AliceBleachWhite


It's not TECHNICALLY a space plane, so it doesn't violate the treaty.

reply to post by Zaphod58


SR 71 had varable inlets - a movable aerospike allowed engines to operate in Turbojet mode at lower speed

As speed increased the aerospike was moved back (IIRC ?) to allow engines to operate as a ramjet. The high spped
compressing the air as it entered engine.

Zaphod58
reply to post by Bigburgh

 

I CAN say it was NOT the X-37 in that thread, but not much more.

Maybe this post by intelgurl has something to do with the 72?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

reply to post by kingofyo1


I forgot all about that one. Still not sure what it is, but it could have been a subscale test article of this.

Pause this at 1:46

'Prompt Global Strike' - Lockheed Video - Now isn't it interesting that its no longer under 'Top Secret Development' but can be freely touted. Nicely.

www.youtube.com...

kingofyo1

Zaphod58
reply to post by Bigburgh

 

I CAN say it was NOT the X-37 in that thread, but not much more.

Maybe this post by intelgurl has something to do with the 72?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

That was my next jump...clearly folks in that thread were biting their lips with excitement.... even zaph..

MystikMushroom

Zaphod58
reply to post by kingofyo1

 

The SR-71 went public very quickly, as did both the -117 and B-2. We lost a large number of people to the -117 program around 82-83, and it was public by 86. The B-2, was public from first flight.

It seems whenever a project goes public, they retire it pretty fast.

If they potentially have had this sucker for a while now, what in the world has it been up to? If it's been several years now, it's beyond testing and should be operational.

Not true.....

SR 71 was in operation for 25 years, until early 1990's, after LBJ outed it in the 1960's

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That caused quite a few problems for then too with unstarts. Turned a classy lady into a bucking bronco.

Bigburgh

kingofyo1

Zaphod58
reply to post by Bigburgh

 

I CAN say it was NOT the X-37 in that thread, but not much more.

Maybe this post by intelgurl has something to do with the 72?
www.abovetopsecret.com...

That was my next jump...clearly folks in that thread were biting their lips with excitement.... even zaph..

You know if intelgurl and zaph get excited about something, then its damn important!

reply to post by Bigburgh


I'm not positive what it is, but I believe I have at least some clues to it.

Astr0
Pause this at 1:46

'Prompt Global Strike' - Lockheed Video - Now isn't it interesting that its no longer under 'Top Secret Development' but can be freely touted. Nicely.

www.youtube.com...

edit on 1-11-2013 by Astr0 because: (no reason given)

Good catch.. it appears to be the SR-72

reply to post by Bigburgh


Really wishing I had YT access at work :'( Would you be able to freeze frame and upload to the site for me to see?

Well the thread addressed it was from another base. Not Holaman afb. So they broke one great prototype...or there are more...oh baby!

kingofyo1
reply to post by Bigburgh

 

Really wishing I had YT access at work :'( Would you be able to freeze frame and upload to the site for me to see?

My tablet has limited capabilities.....give me a few mins. I'll be back.

reply to post by Bigburgh


That is one of the things I won't say. Go read the thread, there are clues as to the what. Don't worry about the why, you'll never figure it out. But the clues are there.

Sammamishman
reply to post by Zaphod58

 

Lucky for me I'll have lots of time next week (working 2am -2pm at work) to search for that were they "shouldn't" be.

Nothing really scratches the itch like honest to goodness field work. It's great that you're in the area. I hope you'll keep us posted on your findings.

And when your off-line activities allow time for some online endeavors you might want to take the broad view. I've found that ATS can definitely be your friend when it comes to connecting the dots and seeing the bigger picture as seemingly unrelated items and topics seem to magically coalesce...

reply to post by Riffrafter


Some of the most interesting things I've learned in the last couple of years have come as a result of ATS. Someone saying something that seemed innocuous at the time that later connects all the dots and paints the picture.