Perhaps now is the time. Perhaps now they are ready to have the esoteric knowledge revealed. The truth behind the rumors of the various secret aerospace projects discussed on the internet.
But are they worthy of this knowledge?
Probably not, so we will only discuss a few of the more obvious ones. The really interesting ones about the CIA reverse engineering the alien anti-gravity drive will be held for another day.
Now students, prepare to be enlightened but first a little philosophy.
These are no mere secret aerospace projects produced at hideous cost and hidden out of a desire to thwart the enemies of freedom and justice! No! These projects demonstrate our national will and character. They are more than mere airplanes, they are nothing less than flying metaphors.
But first let us build a little anticipation by reviewing basic principles:
But are they worthy of this knowledge?
Probably not, so we will only discuss a few of the more obvious ones. The really interesting ones about the CIA reverse engineering the alien anti-gravity drive will be held for another day.
Now students, prepare to be enlightened but first a little philosophy.
These are no mere secret aerospace projects produced at hideous cost and hidden out of a desire to thwart the enemies of freedom and justice! No! These projects demonstrate our national will and character. They are more than mere airplanes, they are nothing less than flying metaphors.
But first let us build a little anticipation by reviewing basic principles:
1.
A black project is generally not outed unless it is no longer
necessary to keep it secret or, on occasion, when there is an explicit decision to make something public as part of an elaborate and foolish hope that doing so will put our enemies off their stride for some imaginary reason, in other words, when there is real (perceived) value in making
it public. 2. Most black projects are technology demonstrators that
do not become production vehicles, or if they do, not as secret
programs. 3. Usually it is the case that if they do not
want you to see something, then you won't. But sometimes operational
necessity or safety issues throw a wrench into that and it is
possible for a knowledgeable observer to see things that they really
should not see. This is particularly true for large, loud things that fly in the air. 4. The fact that a black project is announced does
not mean it is totally obsolete and will no longer be used. The U2,
SR 71 and B2 are examples of formerly secret projects made public yet
still in use.
That
said, I think that there are three black programs that we can be
certain exist and are likely to become public eventually. Two of which are technology demonstrators and one that
is probably in limited production, and they are (a) two different prototypes of the new bomber, (b) something that involves a repurposed Valkyrie XB70 as some sort of mothership for a project probably cancelled, and (c) a limited production flying wing similar to the B2 in shape, but probably for tactical reconnaissance although we don't really know.
First,
we know that there are demonstrators / prototypes of the next
generation bomber, whatever they are calling it these days. We
believe there are two competing vehicles, possibly one of each or
possibly several of each. These prototypes will probably only
become visible when the details of this new plane become known as its
prototypes will no longer need to be kept secret, so that suggests
within 5 years or so, possibly less.
Second,
there had been sightings of a modified XB 70 Valkyrie bomber on
several occasions. You can not miss a Valkyrie in flight, it is
unmistakable. When the first reports started coming in by puzzled observers, the more aerospace-knowledgeable who heard these reports knew exactly what airplane they were talking about. There has only been one airplane built that looks anything like this. Since the last Valkyrie is in a museum this is some
other vehicle repurposed for another reason. The word on the street
is that it was used as mothership for a prototype earth orbital
vehicle that was not living up to expectations and was canceled.
This seems plausible to me. So I feel confident that something about these sightings exists and is, or was, a technology demonstrator of some sort, but less confident about when or if they will ever talk about it.
When people described what they saw it was clear that it was related to a Valkyrie. Nothing else looks like this.
Third,
there have been sightings of a flying wing that (a) is not the B2,
(b) is big enough such that it is manned and talking to various
control towers, (c) been seen flying in groups of three which
suggests that it is not a technology demonstrator and is in limited
production. That means it pretty much has to be a black aerospace
project of some sort.
For the best writeup of the sightings, see
http://deepbluehorizon.blogspot.com/2014/03/mystery-aircraft-photographed-over.htmland
http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/so-what-were-those-secret-flying-wing-aircraft-spotted-1555124270
There are many theories out there for what
this is but I am just going to jump to the one that makes the most
sense to me.
In
the 1980s, when “stealth” was being pioneered, there was a
perceived need for a variety of airplanes based on that technology.
One mission was for strategic bombing, and that became the B2. One
mission was for a stealth fighter and that became the F-22 and F-35.
One mission was for a variety of stealth UAVs some of which have
been announced and others are in development. There was also a need
for a tactical ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance)
vehicle that could linger unseen above a battlefield for many hours
and deliver real time information on the battle taking place below.
This vehicle would be very valuable for any military operation on the
ground whether regular US Army, Marines, or special forces. It
would have a multitude of uses if it was stealthy enough that the
enemy would not realize it was there. We know that there are
several UAVs in development to serve this role. But there were
also some rather well known, quirky 1980s technology projects along
this line that were canceled and nothing seemed to come of them.
One particular project, a technology demonstration, was called Tacit Blue and it was made public a decade after it took place in the mid 1990s.:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Tacit_Blue
So many people suspect that in the 1980s they canceled the technology
demonstrator and went black to develop a stealth tactical ISR
airplane. This airplane would have started flying in the 1990s. Because
of when it was developed it would be manned. Because of what it was
to be used for there would have been a significant advantage to keep
it as secret as possible. The best situation is that the opponent does not even realize the airplane exists so they are not looking for it.
If
I am correct, it would have become operational in the mid 1990s and
therefore have been in service for 20 years. It is being supplanted
by other vehicles now in development which we know are in
development. Furthermore, it has been used on many occasions and is
therefore likely to be known about by our various opponents such that
there is less need to keep it secret. Even if they know it exists,
that does not make it trivial to detect and shoot down.
So
that is my guess for what is flying out there as a production black
aerospace project and which is likely to be announced in the next few
years. Beyond this, we can be fairly sure there were other secret technology demonstrators such as, for example, tests of exotic propulsion technology. But there is no particular evidence that suggests any of these are about to be made public, or even that they were particularly successful although of course it is the nature of these things that we do not know.
We
will see what happens.
Of course what is important about these things beyond a purely techno-archaeological viewpoint is how these devices are used to implement policy and what those policies are. But that is a whole other kettle of fish.
Of course what is important about these things beyond a purely techno-archaeological viewpoint is how these devices are used to implement policy and what those policies are. But that is a whole other kettle of fish.
There. I hope you are happy now.
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