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Offline oakranger

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U.S. Navy new toy!?
« on: February 06, 2011, 11:36:57 AM »
What is this Bat-winged drone bomber that the U.S. Navy is test?
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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2011, 11:54:31 AM »
I haven't heard anything about it...


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« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2011, 04:00:55 PM »
And they parked it on the disabled lanes. Go navy!

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Like, ya know, when that thing that makes you move, it has pistons and things, When your thingamajigy is providing power, you do not hear other peoples thingamajig when they are providing power.

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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2011, 11:49:04 PM »
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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2011, 12:00:06 AM »
That thing is to land on a carrier? 
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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2011, 01:00:59 AM »
That thing is to land on a carrier? 

Didn't they say the same thing about aircraft as a whole back in WWII?
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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2011, 11:42:24 AM »
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g30KtWvi_4EXbV3F-p8fKDZWc6sw?docId=CNG.f51814b2123d0b2440c777e6f9c9c8b9.5e1

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Old news

Saw an early model of it on display at Edwards AFB two summers ago (looked like a 1:1 scale wind tunnel model, in the pic you can see the landing hook protruding, and you can see the refueling nozzle is a mock-up (fake) and I guessed they were still working on finalizing a place to locate it permanentley.)



... it is relatively old news... you and the misses should get out more, Oak.  :D


That thing is to land on a carrier? 

That's the Navy's idea.


Personally it trips me out that the thing is tailless.
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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2011, 01:28:43 PM »
And they parked it on the disabled lanes. Go navy!

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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2011, 02:47:12 PM »
Reminds me of something a cylon would be flying.

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« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2011, 05:19:11 PM »
Reminds me of something a cylon would be flying.

Maybe we are Cylons....................... .....
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« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2011, 05:59:24 PM »
Reminds me of something a cylon would be flying.

First thought that crossed my mind when I saw it sitting in the hangar at Edwards, "the Cylons meet the B2".   :rock  :rofl
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Re: U.S. Navy new toy!?
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2011, 01:33:33 PM »

 Failed carrier quals..  Always coming in too 'hot'



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« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2011, 01:48:29 PM »
That refueling nozzle alone has as big radar signature as the rest of the plane...  :lol

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