Posted for PAUL HERSHORIN <
paulhershorin@bellsouth.net>:
I
would like to know more about the Aurora--keep it on the Lancair
mail.
Paul
Hershorin
________________________________
From:
"
marv@lancair.net" <
marv@lancair.net>
To:
lml@yahoo.com Sent: Sat, November 7,
2009 2:11:49 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Aurora - Top Secret "phantom"
Aircraft
Posted for kneaded pleasures
<kneadedpleasures@sbcglobal.net>:
Approximately 1997,
and exactly coinciding with the final retirement of the
SR-71, a new
US aircraft (dubbed, "Aurora") was photographed flying at night,
onto
and out of restricted airbases in CA. The Aurora was a
flying-wing
configuration and, according to a WSJ article, was
capable of 3000+ mph and
over 100K ft altitude. It was also
reported in various CA newspapers and in
scientific journals of that
time including seismology/geology writings. The
AF denied it
ever existed.
I've heard nothing more about this aircraft in
the past 12 years so, I
recently Googled, "Aurora" to get an update
and found that several DOD
connected companies and others are sharing
that name - perhaps to confuse
curious people like me who just want
to stay abreast of aviation
developments... like the
Aurora.
I know some of you, because of connections to past or
present
defense-related
industries, cannot talk about this
aircraft. Still, some of you can talk
about it and no doubt
have more recent, "unofficial" information on it than I
have.
After 12 years, it must now be old technology. What has become of
the
Aurora?
[Please respond directly to
kneadedpleasures@sbcglobal.net... not Lancair
related but thought I'd
allow the question as a courtesy. <Marv>
]
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