What is this strange US Navy aircraft ?, page 1

stuff like that makes you wonder though just like the new DROID commercial

reply to post by Ulala

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Oh my gosh. These photos keep returning because people think they're real Top Secret planes. Of course, we all know they are just props for the movie, Stealth (awful movie). The director of Stealth rented an aircraft carrier from the US Navy with a skeleton crew for the film.

You'd think with so many posts asking the same question, people would stop asking this question.

reply to post by randolrs1

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Unfortunately, there is some stuff going around on the internet that claims that is a real plane--like some Lt. female is flying a new, undisclosd A/C off a carrier!

its not a real aircraft. the F/A-37 Talon is a movie prop as has already been stated by others before. here's the trailer:



and some footage:



now, lets just wait for some people to come up here and say this is another ultra hush-hush black project straight from the top secret air force base on the far side of the moon.

EDI UCAV (callsign: tinman).

The UCAV EDI (Extreme Deep Invader) is a joint program in relation to the F/A-37 Talon. EDI (call sign 'Tinman') is smaller than the Talon and has a downward-canted delta platform. Despite its designation as an Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV), it retains a cockpit for maintenance and emergencies. Among the new features are V/STOL capability, a Cermet (metal ceramic) composite exoskeleton, and aeroelastic wings. The engine is described as a Pulse Detonation Engine with twin Hybrid Scramjet Turbos fueled by catalyzed A1 methane. Being unmanned, EDI has shown to disregard G-forces and perform a complete sharp angle, high speed turn.

EDI's computer is more powerful than a standard Talon's at 10 tera-bits/second. It also has an Artificial Intelligence system with Quantum processing achieved by a neural net.EDI's artificial intelligence goes even further by allowing it to speak freely without being influenced by a human controller. EDI is capable of identifying a target 5 miles (8.0 km) away or by using a satellite uplink. EDI can identify a human target by fingerprints, voice analysis, or by face recognition. The most striking feature of the A.I. was its ability to learn at an exponential rate, and its ability to develop emotional feelings.

Fictional Military Aircraft

not mentioned in the article is the UCAV's tendency to download pirated music from the internets after it was struck by lightning. so a warning to kids, it is unsafe to venture outside where you might be struck by lightning because it will turn you into a digital pirate.

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