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Originally posted by GroomLakePolishFAN
Originally posted by boomer135
reply to post by GroomLakePolishFAN
Nope. Didn't start flying there til after. But most likely there was.
So, do you think that the plane was in Groom in some hangar but it wasn't tested there in 1999?
Originally posted by boomer135
Wow. Yeah it's the same on the ucav. My question is how the hell did a kc-130 refuel an f-35 when the indicated airspeed for fighters is around 315 kias? I don't know of any c-130 that can fly that fast.
Igal had just framed up a well-composed shot of the C-5 when he heard several sets of Air Force-issue boots running up behind him followed by shouts of "Halt!" With M-16s drawn, the MPs escorted Neil and Igal to base security, where they confiscated the film and individually interrogated the pair for several hours before finally releasing them. When I arrive, I see that my two "tourists" are traumatized, and Igal, for one, pledges to stick solely to sound recording from now on.
Originally posted by GroomLakePolishFAN
boomer135
Now, I know what you mean. There was one eyewitness who saw this "unusual" aircraft took off from Groom in September 1999.
Do you ever refuel some "black" aircraft which took off from Groom? in years 1999-2001?
Originally posted by GroomLakePolishFAN
I understand. I found on net, very interesting photos on this site: victor.camacho.com..." target="_blank" class="postlink">photos
It's hard to estimate distance, but the aircraft for me had F-16 size.
Did you ever refuel some "black" aircraft which took off from Groom when you worked there?edit on 28-10-2012 by GroomLakePolishFAN because: question
Originally posted by boomer135
Nope. Didn't start flying there til after. But most likely there was.
So, do you think that the plane was in Groom in some hangar but it wasn't tested there in 1999?
No it's just saying it was spotted in 1999. It could have been flying out of groom for years for all we know. Or it could have started in 1999.
My question to all would be, does anybody know why the F-22 was picked over the YF-23 when the latter had far better performance and such? I'm willing to bet that the F-22 went into production in the white world while the FB-23 or some R variant stayed black world. Sure would explain alot of sighting of triangle shaped aircraft with it's delta wing design. Just food for thought.
Originally posted by gariac
reply to post by Laxpla
Actually the stealth helicopter used in the UBL raid is a better example. It was stashed away, just waiting for a mission.