B-27 Switchblade, page 2

Originally posted by conspiracymyass
First off there was the B-27 Designator has already been used in the aircraft inventory for a proposed experimental aircraft based on the B-26

First off this is a WWII aircraft. Each new approved Concept/R&D airfram clasified as a bomber for the Air Force is given a Number in order of witch they were aproved even if that number never makes it past the Y or X stage the number is used. But Note that the numbers have all reset with the development of the B1. The current B1 is the secound B1 the first dates back to before WWII. Yes your right in the Idea that the number for the Switchbalde is not going to be B27. Just for the wrong reason. I.E. the B27 number is again available but there must first be a B3-B26, granted there most likely already some of these in R&D that we do not know of.

2nd you can't have a swept wing aircraft where the wings will sweep forward, The only swept wing aircraft design in the US was the X-29

Your way off here. The first forward swept wing Aircraft was the German with the JU 287 wich first flew in Aug 1944. The JU287V1 ahd speed of 620 Km/Hr with 4 jets, JU287V3 had 800Km/Hr, and flew up to 30,840 feet top alt. The soviets have a forward swept winged airfraft also. What I have no record of is a veriable forward swept wing.

3rd if you're referring to this as the switchblade:
www.area51zone.com...

On this the Switchblade is U.S. Patent Nov 16 1999 #5,984,231 as released in Popular Sci Mag. I also had a USAF FTD instructor that was picked to work on a aircraft that meets the discription of the switch blade. My neighbor back in 2000 was a weapons system developer asigned to Langley AFB and he also confirmed the aircraft when I asked him about it. Also had a friend say one night late a aircraft fitting the description landed and was secured in a hanger at Lakenheath AFB UK. Also keep inmind there is no airfraft in the US inventory today that can do the Job the F-111 did. The F-15E is the closest but cant carry the load nor does it have the range or ability to linger on target. The F-111 was retired do to a developent of structural cracks in the Wing Sweep box limiting them in G loads allowed. As the last few bases drew down in in 1994 there was a larg number of my coworkers on F-111 that disapeared so to speek. We all where sloted to Mix AFSC with F-15s but for example. When I tested For Rank in 1994 (F-111 only troops) there was over 1,000 E-4 testing for E-5 but the next year when it was F-15 and F-111 troops together testing there was only 480 E-4 testing for E-5. There should have been an increase. When RAF Upper Hayford closed all its F-111 troops had orders to Cannon AFB NM wich would have put them at 250-300% manning Yet when I talk to a friend they where not over maned. Those troops went some where. One more point on the Switchblade as its got to be a stealth Aircraft (in my opinion) it will have the special outer coating and with is security level will need to be hangered just like the F-117. Military thinking today is to keep cost down so this aircraft will most likely be stationed at Holloman AFB NM along with the F-117. This would finish out the Wing these as now there is only one squadron of F-117. This would work well also as the airframs will have sim missions. Now keep in mind that the German 1st Air Force was invited to Holloman and fly the Tornado wich is swept wing and about the same size as the switchblade. The US government built hangers for the Germans something we almost never do state side (thats not maint hangers thats parking hangers for each Aircraft) for our own aircraft with the exception of the F-117. Note that the German Airforce has now left Holoman or so I have been told so there are empty hangers waiting for the switch blade. One other interesting point the F-117 squadron was built up and made operational at Tonapaw and stayed there untill a new airframe needed the space. The time the F-117 left Tonapaw falls in line for the time the Switchblade would have been built up to Squadron level. If you dont think the Switch balde can be real do to lack of info, keep in mind the plans for the F-117 was started before the F-4, and it was kept from the public. (F-117 designator comes after the F-111 and before the reset to F1 or F-4)

4th so what if there is a patch that said switch blade on it? Do you really think if there was a secret aircraft squadron a pilot or aircrew member would even think of wearing the patch in a public location let alone leave it for someone to find????

The patch is not the Swich Blade patch that was just a hunch from someone looking for proff. The patch belongs to the Bird of Pray boeing test bed.

are people really this gullable?????