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Stealth Aircraft: The "Beast of Kandahar" revealed

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Heh, after reading the thread title I was hoping they had announced the successor to the F-117.

edit, BTW that is still pretty effin cool.
 
Sounds like a guy I'd really enjoy too. All this looking up has paid off. I've seen what I know to be very odd aircraft fly over. Would love it if someone could identify some of the things I've seen.
 
Might this be considered a Mini-Triangle? Thanks for the post Schuyler.
This has a lot of ramifications for the UFO field, likely it IS a thing that would be flown over populated areas to test it's stealth capabilities.
 
thefoundryman said:
Might this be considered a Mini-Triangle? Thanks for the post Schuyler.
This has a lot of ramifications for the UFO field, likely it IS a thing that would be flown over populated areas to test it's stealth capabilities.
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Gotta agree with you there.

I've been wondering what the hell they could have come up with to replace the SR-71 for years.
 
I don't think they'd test stealth capabilities over cities. More likely over military installations with radar towers or out in the ocean with a AEGIS.
 
Amazing... There goes your flying triangle, the RQ-170 sentinel

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65 feet wingspan.

Boeing 747 = 100 feet

50 years in the future would be... this ?
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Astroboy said:
So why do we have a stealth drone flying over Afganistan? They don't have an air force or radar. But Iran and Pakistan do. Hmmm.
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I would guess the stealth part isn't the issue here. It still represents eyes in the sky and has an attack capability. Stealth is just a bonus, and besides, they want to test it in real-world operations. Iran is not that far away, either.
 
Schuyler said:
I would guess the stealth part isn't the issue here. It still represents eyes in the sky and has an attack capability. Stealth is just a bonus, and besides, they want to test it in real-world operations. Iran is not that far away, either.
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I agree that field testing is likely. But for a situation like Afganistan you really don't need a stealth aircraft that is going to cost you several more times that of a conventional aircraft. In this case you'd want maximum loiter time which is provided in a slow prop plane with long span wings like the Predator. You don't need exotic and expensive stealth materials and complex construction when there is no viable enemy with radar or air interdiction capability.
 
Schuyler said:
I would guess the stealth part isn't the issue here. It still represents eyes in the sky and has an attack capability. Stealth is just a bonus, and besides, they want to test it in real-world operations. Iran is not that far away, either.
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I am curious about the placement of sensor pods on TOP of the aircraft's wing.
 
Astroboy said:
I agree that field testing is likely. But for a situation like Afganistan you really don't need a stealth aircraft that is going to cost you several more times that of a conventional aircraft. In this case you'd want maximum loiter time which is provided in a slow prop plane with long span wings like the Predator. You don't need exotic and expensive stealth materials and complex construction when there is no viable enemy with radar or air interdiction capability.
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You don't need neighboring countries catching anything on radar and forwarding information to the baddies. They probably feel this is happening but have no proof.
 
methshin said:
I don't think they'd test stealth capabilities over cities. More likely over military installations with radar towers or out in the ocean with a AEGIS.
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.....Or fly over a populated centre and hover for a half hour, and get your intell to check MUFON reports. Sure beats gettin' shot down over enemy territory.
 

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Unprovoked personal attacks are not within the spirit of this forum and will not be tolerated.
Chicago said:
Weren't you banned from here for, er, "indiscretions"?
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If you weren't a complete retard, you'd notice that the post is 3 years old. Think before you type.
 
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