Northrop Grumman's Universe - Video

Hello, just wanted all of you to see this 3 minute video, it's well done and even though it doesn't show anything too insane I was impressed with the delta winged aircraft at about 80% completion of the movie, it happens after the drones landing on the aircraft carrier and before the rockets launching. The aircraft was delta-winged and was painted Black. It looked more like a SR-71 than the B2, could this be the elusive Aurora? Or one version of it? If anyone has any info on this aircraft please post.

Here is a link to the video, however it doesn't go straight to the video.(video is in second column 3/4 of the way down)
www.space.com...

I think its one of Northrops design proposals for a new USAF Long Range Strike aircraft.

Thats interesting, however it looked like it was animated and not a real aircraft. it also looked more like a commercial for Northrop Grumman.

Good find though.

Edit: to remove bad link

[edit on 29-1-2007 by whatukno]

Good call Gfad, could it be the B3 Bomber then,

officersclub.blogspot.com...

Here is one link to it and the aircraft look identical. Take a look. Even if this is the B3 Bomber could this still be the Aurora as well?

This is definately a commercial for Northrop Grumman and the plane is most likely computer generated however, besides for the B3 I think everything else in the video has already been released to the public? Why wouldn't there be a B3 Bomber there does seem to be a need for a new supersonic bomber?

Nope sorry, thats just the X-47B UCAV-N.



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nvm I miss understood which jet you were talking about...

[edit on 29-1-2007 by SWAT Life]

Originally posted by SWAT Life
Nope sorry, thats just the X-47B UCAV-N.



[edit on 29-1-2007 by SWAT Life]

Wrong, the X-47B's are on the carrier about 20 seconds before there is a Black Aircraft with windows on the front it isnt an air intake.

Here is how the aircraft looks
www.globalsecurity.org...
not the x-47B,
www.defenseindustrydaily.com...

Take another look SWAT.



[edit on 29-1-2007 by Low Orbit]

Yes sorry I just edited my other post.. I just misunderstood which jet he was talking about...

OP is talking about this one right?



..I'll look into it...

This is great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Dave

What you have a picture of, is Northrops concept Future Strike System.

More info here

FSS

and here

and one more for good measure

Originally posted by Low Orbit

www.defenseindustrydaily.com...

this looks photoshoped, and very small.

Thanks Sat, she is a beautiful bird. So will this be the b3 bomber or not?

Thanks for your wise words puh, take a look at these vids, do they look photoshopped? There are three of them for you.

www.northropgrumman.com...

Back to the subject at hand, has anyone heard any news about a b3 bomber program and could this be one of our current "black projects?"

Hi,

Nice video Low Orbit thanks for sharing, but the correct link is www.space.com... (wait a minute, after the advertising and it starts). After the X-47B the plane “Aurora” appears, around 75% of the film length.

Great references, satcom.

Just to complement the information about Aurora ( en.wikipedia.org... ) , there is a good (old but very good reference) online book at www.aeronautics.ru... .

More information about some of the planes already discussed or of the same type:

XB-70 – en.wikipedia.org...
www.youtube.com...

T-4 prototype - en.wikipedia.org...
www.youtube.com...
www.youtube.com...

Concorde – en.wikipedia.org...
www.youtube.com...

Tu-144 - en.wikipedia.org...
www.super70s.com...
www.youtube.com...

SR-71 – www.youtube.com...
www.youtube.com...
www.youtube.com...

Other threads on the subject (order by date):
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
www.abovetopsecret.com...
and from the board
www.abovetopsecret.com...

and an Aurora animation


Hope this will be useful, and thank you for sharing.

brotherthebig.