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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: oakranger on February 06, 2011, 11:36:57 AM
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What is this Bat-winged drone bomber that the U.S. Navy is test?
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I haven't heard anything about it...
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g30KtWvi_4EXbV3F-p8fKDZWc6sw?docId=CNG.f51814b2123d0b2440c777e6f9c9c8b9.5e1
(http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_UAV_X-47B_Parking_Lot_lg.jpg)
Old news
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And they parked it on the disabled lanes. Go navy!
:joystick:
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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/02/06/2011-02-06_navy_unveils_new_batwinged_stealth_bomber_unmanned_x47b_is_militarys_deadliest_n.html
here's a report on it
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"And in other news, Batman has decided to enlist in the USN. Unfortunately, his commission will be delayed due to a large number of parking citations that have to be cleared up before he can get his security clearance." :aok
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That thing is to land on a carrier?
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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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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g30KtWvi_4EXbV3F-p8fKDZWc6sw?docId=CNG.f51814b2123d0b2440c777e6f9c9c8b9.5e1
(http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/AIR_UAV_X-47B_Parking_Lot_lg.jpg)
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.)
(http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv115/Babalon84/Edwards%20AFB%20Air%20Show%202009/Picture008.jpg)
... 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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And they parked it on the disabled lanes. Go navy!
:joystick:
the Co is doing this :bhead :bhead :bhead
HAHAHHAA!!
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Reminds me of something a cylon would be flying.
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Reminds me of something a cylon would be flying.
Maybe we are Cylons....................... .....
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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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Failed carrier quals.. Always coming in too 'hot'
(http://home.grandecom.net/~austin/Engr/Humor/X-wing.jpeg)
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That refueling nozzle alone has as big radar signature as the rest of the plane... :lol
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That refueling nozzle alone has as big radar signature as the rest of the plane... :lol
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Yeah, it was distractingly ugly and rediculous IMO. I personaly thought they could of made a more atractive and practical looking one out of a couple pencils, a used condom, and a couple rolls of duct tape, even just as a temp for an early-model display piece.
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Didn't they say the same thing about aircraft as a whole back in WWII?
I do not know what they said at that time. However, looking at this air craft in flight and dose make you wonder how they can land a goofy looking plane on a carrier.