Mysterious aircraft spotted at Groom Lake

schloopy

schloopy

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Pretty interesting stuff here. High res satellite imagery appears to show an unidentified delta wing aircraft stored in the open near the south ramp of Area 51, directly adjacent to a massive hangar that has been under construction the past several years.

According to the article, about the same size as an SU-27

www.thedrive.com

Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)

A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we've seen before calls the secretive base home.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

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schloopy said:
Pretty interesting stuff here. High res satellite imagery appears to show an unidentified delta wing aircraft stored in the open near the south ramp of Area 51, directly adjacent to a massive hangar that has been under construction the past several years.

According to the article, about the same size as an SU-27

www.thedrive.com

Mysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)

A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we've seen before calls the secretive base home.
www.thedrive.com www.thedrive.com

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Looks like a weather balloon to me.
 
I love how Greece can get google maps to fuzz out all of their airports but our most secret of secrets bases is free to view.
 
Wardogg said:
I love how Greece can get google maps to fuzz out all of their airports but our most secret of secrets bases is free to view.
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And that the people overseeing the projects would be dumb enough to leave them outside, in plain view, when a satellite is passing overhead. :sarcasm:
 
Skåning said:
Kinda looks like a SAAB Draken

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Kinda, although they mention the clear ogival wing and a noticeable lack of shadow from any sort of tail structure, compared to shadows on the ground. At risk of confirmation bias, it does look a lot like the 6th gen concept art shown in the link.
 
Finny said:
It’s United’s new boom jet. The Air Force did just sign a contract with them for RnD…
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This I can actually respond to, I know it isn’t because I fly out of APA and see their airplane all the time. It’s much, much smaller as the only one they have built is a scaled model. It also doesn’t really have the same planform, and isn’t dark.

I’d be curious to know more about that RnD, because they really aren’t innovating much other than the engine/fuel (which is an insane long shot but a convo for another time). It’s got almost the same shape as Concorde which has raised questions as to why they dont take a page out of the QueSST program.
 
So a cop stakes out a popular watering hole, with the thought he’s going to nab himself a drunk driver.

Sure enough, about closing time, a patron staggers out to his car. Wobbly, drops his keys, finally gets in the car and just sits there.

Cop figures he’s got his man. Walks up and and starts in with the questions. The man slurs his words and is basically acting the fool. Cop finally asks him to exit his car, whereupon the driver suddenly brightens up and appears completely sober.

Cop, somewhat confused in the change of demeanor, asks how much he had to drink.

Patron replies “None. I’m the designated decoy.”
 
schloopy said:
This I can actually respond to, I know it isn’t because I fly out of APA and see their airplane all the time. It’s much, much smaller as the only one they have built is a scaled model. It also doesn’t really have the same planform, and isn’t dark.

I’d be curious to know more about that RnD, because they really aren’t innovating much other than the engine/fuel (which is an insane long shot but a convo for another time). It’s got almost the same shape as Concorde which has raised questions as to why they dont take a page out of the QueSST program.
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I guess I did forget to add a sarcasm tag…
 
This seemed to be the most compelling part of the article:

"One could argue that the intention was for this aircraft to be seen. With all the strategic signaling going on these days, that would not be out of the realm of possibility. Certainly, similar sightings have occurred at foreign developmental airfields, but they are not the same as Area 51. In fact, considering where this happened and the facility's long record of perfection when it comes to hiding everything it needs to from satellites overhead, this would seem far more probable than possible."
 
Richman said:
So a cop stakes out a popular watering hole, with the thought he’s going to nab himself a drunk driver.

Sure enough, about closing time, a patron staggers out to his car. Wobbly, drops his keys, finally gets in the car and just sits there.

Cop figures he’s got his man. Walks up and and starts in with the questions. The man slurs his words and is basically acting the fool. Cop finally asks him to exit his car, whereupon the driver suddenly brightens up and appears completely sober.

Cop, somewhat confused in the change of demeanor, asks how much he had to drink.

Patron replies “None. I’m the designated decoy.”
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Patron then gets beaten, tazed and arrested for contempt of cop and resisting arrest ("I felt their bicep move"), has their car torn apart in a non-consensual punitive search, has their assets impounded, loses their job, can't make their rent payment, gets evicted by Todd, ends up homeless on the street. Spends the first few months hopeful and optimistic, charges their cellphone wherever possible, trims their hair in the bathroom at Starbucks, and tries to keep their clothing stored neat, clean and presentable. Cellphone breaks, clothes get stolen. Their sleep is constantly interrupted by rain, street noises, and being prevented from resting anywhere for more than a few hours before being rousted. The shelters are full. They find an interview to try and get themselves in the queue for affordable housing and government aid, but when they pull out their nice clothes, they find the bag has leaked and they're all wet. They show up stinking and disheveled despite their best efforts, and the interviewer immediately turns to their criminal record.

Turned away and destitute, they feel sanity slipping away with each day that passes.

Then the winter comes.
 
Acrofox said:
Patron then gets beaten, tazed and arrested for contempt of cop and resisting arrest ("I felt their bicep move"), has their car torn apart in a non-consensual punitive search, has their assets impounded, loses their job, can't make their rent payment, gets evicted by Todd, ends up homeless on the street. Spends the first few months hopeful and optimistic, charges their cellphone wherever possible, trims their hair in the bathroom at Starbucks, and tries to keep their clothing stored neat, clean and presentable. Cellphone breaks, clothes get stolen. Their sleep is constantly interrupted by rain, street noises, and being prevented from resting anywhere for more than a few hours before being rousted. The shelters are full. They find an interview to try and get themselves in the queue for affordable housing and government aid, but when they pull out their nice clothes, they find the bag has leaked and they're all wet. They show up stinking and disheveled despite their best efforts, and the interviewer immediately turns to their criminal record.

Turned away and destitute, they feel sanity slipping away with each day that passes.

Then the winter comes.
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Damn, girl, that was more depressing than a @Yakob post!
 
BEEF SUPREME said:
This seemed to be the most compelling part of the article:

"One could argue that the intention was for this aircraft to be seen. With all the strategic signaling going on these days, that would not be out of the realm of possibility. Certainly, similar sightings have occurred at foreign developmental airfields, but they are not the same as Area 51. In fact, considering where this happened and the facility's long record of perfection when it comes to hiding everything it needs to from satellites overhead, this would seem far more probable than possible."
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Yup. And make certain countries wonder how many are operational. Fearing real-life Operation Dreamland would be a good deterrent.
 
Acrofox said:
Patron then gets beaten, tazed and arrested for contempt of cop and resisting arrest ("I felt their bicep move"), has their car torn apart in a non-consensual punitive search, has their assets impounded, loses their job, can't make their rent payment, gets evicted by Todd, ends up homeless on the street. Spends the first few months hopeful and optimistic, charges their cellphone wherever possible, trims their hair in the bathroom at Starbucks, and tries to keep their clothing stored neat, clean and presentable. Cellphone breaks, clothes get stolen. Their sleep is constantly interrupted by rain, street noises, and being prevented from resting anywhere for more than a few hours before being rousted. The shelters are full. They find an interview to try and get themselves in the queue for affordable housing and government aid, but when they pull out their nice clothes, they find the bag has leaked and they're all wet. They show up stinking and disheveled despite their best efforts, and the interviewer immediately turns to their criminal record.

Turned away and destitute, they feel sanity slipping away with each day that passes.

Then the winter comes.
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Are you always this crazy? Why don't you go get a massage. Take a cruise or something. Geez.
 
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