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2008-05-30 Science & Technology

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Posted by Anonymoose 2008-05-30 17:14|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 X-45B

Posted by 3dc 2008-05-30 17:41|| 2008-05-30 17:41|| Front Page Top

#2 X-47B

Jimmy Stewart broke his arm flying one of those beautiful (if overly sensitive about CG) babes, had to give up baseball.

Posted by George Smiley 2008-05-30 18:11|| 2008-05-30 18:11|| Front Page Top

#3 It would seem to explain a lot of those triangle-shaped UFO sightings...

Posted by Grenter Protector of the Geats4975 2008-05-30 18:16|| 2008-05-30 18:16|| Front Page Top

#4 The X-47B is not the same thing as an XB-47. Jimmy Stewart was dead long before the X-47B took off.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-05-30 18:41|| 2008-05-30 18:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Sources indicated that the X-47B will cost substantially less than previous generation bombers and will be powered by 100% solar power, even at night. Transatmospheric flight will allow the new bomber to reach any point on earth in 17 minutes. Due to its low cost, high cargo capacity and long range the air force plans to use its new bomber primarily to deliver aid to remote third world locations. As if that weren't enough, the X-47B uses so much carbon in its frame that manufacture actually uses more carbon than it releases, making this the first eco-friendly bomber in US history (the Russians first had eco-friendly bombers in WWII). Perhaps best of all, however, is the Bose audio system which will come standard in the base model...

Posted by Iblis 2008-05-30 23:24|| 2008-05-30 23:24|| Front Page Top

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