Author Topic: What just flew over my house? (Read 4902 times)

Saurdaukar · « **on:** November 10, 2003, 06:32:12 PM »

Didnt have time to run inside and grab a camera.

Really weird aircraft - dark outside, couldnt make out everything.

It appeared to have a delta-wing configuration - but it was very large - 737 size at least - no more than 800 feet up - relatively quiet engines - didnt sound like a military jet - not even as loud as a civilian airliner - considering the altitude it should have been very loud I would think. Very slow too - I'd guess 150-200 MPH max.

Normal lighting as you would see from an airliner - red white and blue lights (wing, center, wing respectively) but I didnt recognize it.

Willow Grove NAS is about 25 miles away, but Ive only seen 130's, 18's and A10's fly out of there.

Anyone got any idea what it might have been? Ive never seen a 737 size aircraft that looked like one of the F16 delta wing concepts.

EDIT: Better example - a Concorde like shape, but with a wingspan far exceeding the fuselage in length.

udet · « **Reply #1 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:36:42 PM »

A visiting Vulcan?

muckmaw · « **Reply #2 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:38:05 PM »

Sounds like a B-2.

Quiet engines and all.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #3 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:39:06 PM »

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Originally posted by muckmaw
Sounds like a B-2.

Quiet engines and all.

Dont think so - duel vertical stabs from what I could see against the moonlight.

udet · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:43:03 PM »

u sure you wasn't dreamin' ???

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:45:11 PM »

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Originally posted by udet
u sure you wasn't dreamin' ???

I think so... I mean the Vulcans came last week so that rules them out (they usually call first).

This ones got me stumped.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:49:00 PM »

Could it have been a B1b with wings swept back? Wouldnt make any since for it to be going so slow though (plus only single tail). Most likely something foreign. Maybe an antique aircraft.

Ripper29 · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2003, 06:52:27 PM »

Perhaps a Klingon "Bird of Prey" that was decloked....

ummm..I was wondering if you have been drinking some of that strong Canadian Beer...

Raubvogel · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2003, 07:39:41 PM »

Sure it wasn't a Tomcat with wings swept back?

muckmaw · « **Reply #9 on:** November 10, 2003, 07:45:55 PM »

Tomcat would have been cooking to have the wings back too.

So we've got a delta wing design, twin vert Stabs and about the size of a 737, but quiet and slow...

Thant about it?

Chairboy · « **Reply #10 on:** November 10, 2003, 07:48:40 PM »

The B2 might be stealthy on radar, but there's no way you can call those F118-GE-100 low-bypass engines QUIET. The B2 is a loud plane, same with a Tomcat.

Are you sure the wing was filled in? Is it possible it was a commercial jetliner and it was an optical illusion that it had a single delta?

Also, it was dark out, what's your reference for how far away it was?

NUKE · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2003, 07:52:14 PM »

F-117 maybe?

MrCoffee · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:01:27 PM »

It was probably an F-14.

Octavius · « **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:36:10 PM »

sigh, it was a flying lawn mower you TARDS!

JBA · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2003, 08:53:31 PM »

did it look like one of these