Randall
J. Randall Murphy
This thread is for posting information and pictures, videos and articles about aircraft ( military or civilian ) or other projects that could lead to UFO reports. I'd like to avoid stuff like Nazi wonder weapons, Lazar's sport model and other unproven claims and focus on projects where there is some evidence that they exist or have actually been given serious consideration and funding. Here's an example:
"Researchers at the University of Miami are working on a star-shaped jet that can fly in two different directions. And by that I don't mean forward and backward, but forward and another forward.
The NASA funded design, which is still in the computer modeling phase, has a long axis, and a short axis perpendicular to the long one. There are two cockpits: on one end of the long axis, and on one end of the short axis.
When it's taking off and cruising at low speeds, the plane can use the longer wingspan for lift, with the tips folded up, presumably for vertical stabilization. Then it rotates 90 degrees to use the short wingspan to travel really, really fast. Scientists figure change in direction will be super smooth; virtually unnoticeable from inside the plane.
Here's the kicker: Scientists believe that the aircraft's unique shape and short high speed wingspan will eliminate the sonic boom heard when conventional supersonic planes break the sound barrier." More Here