Originally posted by Zaphod58
Lockheed Martin was planning to fly two Falcon hyersonic UAVs sometime this year. They're going to use a combined cycle engine. It's going to be a turbine type engine up to about Mach 4, and then the ramjet style engine takes over to push it up to hopefully Mach 10 speeds.

www.flightnest.com...

That's a picture of what Falcon is supposed to look like. It's possible that this is one of the two vehicles.

And you're right, the first pic DOES look like either an F-117 or B-2 coming at the camera. That was my first reaction, until I saw the second pic.

[edit on 11/6/2008 by Zaphod58]

Originally posted by Erasurehead

Originally posted by Zaphod58
It's definitely NOT an F-117. They've been retired, and they're all angled. The first picture looks ALMOST like one, but it's definitely not. The F-117 has vertical fins, this one doesn't. The F-117 fuselage is totally different.


F-117:





Even my girlfriend who is just now learning about planes could tell that it wasn't an F-117.

Sheesh I've been insulted by a plane expert, even his girlfriend could tell it wasn't an F-117

Tell me that first picture doesn't look like an F-117 flying toward the camara. I am guilty of not looking more closely at the second picture where there is obviously no tail fins. You are right NOT an F-117.

Originally posted by tyranny22
For some reason, to me, it doesn't look real.

Anyway, it's consistent with other top-secret designs that use thrust stabilizers at each end of the triangular shaped object.

I know this is kinda way out there, but I suggest everyone take a look at this video, which discusses the theoretical engineering behind this top-secret technology. It gets kinda far out there with Alien craft and top-secret craft, but sounds like he knows what he's talking about.

YouTube Link

[edit on 7-11-2008 by tyranny22]