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2008-09-23 Science & Technology

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Posted by tu3031 2008-09-23 12:56|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 How far ahead is the US in these technologies? Is there anyway to pause and save money without losing the tech in the process?

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-23 14:26|| 2008-09-23 14:26|| Front Page Top

#2 The truth of the matter is that the AF should buy some inexpensive, low tech, low maintenance "cargo bombers", that are not stealthy or fast or maneuverable, and don't gobble fuel. Even drones would work. Not "combat" aircraft, but "combat support" aircraft.

All they do is take off, fly a programmed pattern, drop SDBs (8 to a ton) on request, and land. Since most fuel is burned getting up to altitude, it might even be worth it to alternatively have them airship hoisted.

At a high altitude, it turns on its engines to make sure everything is working, then is detached from the airship in a nose dive, accelerating to full power. Even if the engines suddenly fail, it just moves by a glide pattern down to the landing strip.

The bottom line is that aircraft like this can provide 24/7 support at maybe a tenth of the cost of a B-52, which itself is a lot cheaper than the newer bombers.

Boring, dull and efficient.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-23 14:35|| 2008-09-23 14:35|| Front Page Top

#3 Someone should start towing drones up to altitude like gliders .

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-09-23 16:30|| 2008-09-23 16:30|| Front Page Top

#4 No surprise here - the USAF-DOD in time will deploy those [SUPER]AURORA-styled andor similar ADVANCED TRIANGULAR AEROSPACE CRAFTS WE SEE ON "UFO FILES" + AREA 51. We're just "GOING THRU THE MOTIONS" at this time.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-23 20:46|| 2008-09-23 20:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Think TV's "PARANORMAL STATE", where PENN STATE's PARANORMAL RESEARCH SOCIETY engages in hunting Ghostsma dother strange phenomenon. AS PER TV, PSU PCORRECTLY SEARCHES FOR "FUN" GHOSTS, ETAL. - OUTSIDE OF TV, PSU ACTIVELY BUT COVERTLY COLLUDES WID GOES/GGOS + NGOS IN ROUTINE, OFTEN NON-CONSENSUAL PYWAR, ETC. EXPERIMENTATION AND OTHER ON ITS STUDENTS + AMER CITIZENS, where NEITEHR STUDENTS NOR PARENTS, ETC ARE TOLD.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-09-23 20:53|| 2008-09-23 20:53|| Front Page Top

#6 If they are going to make a manned bomber, they need to re-make the equivalent to the FB-111, but with stealth and better EW/Avionics and speed (supercruise). The Pig (officially, "Aardvark") was a helluva a penetration bomber, as was the EW version, the Raven.

We still havent gotten anything as good as the raven for the USAF.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-09-23 21:58|| 2008-09-23 21:58|| Front Page Top

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