tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post8509239218819296317..comments2024-03-28T11:58:42.109-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: But SrslyAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-22824251349727740322022-06-04T20:59:41.144-07:002022-06-04T20:59:41.144-07:00Both valid points.
The non consistent schedule is ...Both valid points.<br />The non consistent schedule is a bit one - both our allies and our enemies keep track of when our birds fly over; this has been around long enough Tom Clancy out it in Patriot Games in the 80's and other sources show Saddam knew it then too.<br /><br />Atmospheric sampling and other esoteric sensors that don't work from satellites or haven't been fielded on them yet need an atmospheric host.Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-17739971999439307102022-06-03T19:42:06.134-07:002022-06-03T19:42:06.134-07:00Maybe the Air Force Replacement Recon Plane is not...Maybe the Air Force Replacement Recon Plane is not flying higher, faster, and with a pilot? <br /><br />Maybe the "replacement" has been the ever more capable unmanned drones the USAF, CIA, and Navy are flying? Keep Russia and China (also Iran, Pakistan, India, Europe, and all the rest) looking for that high flying, stealthy, phantom, mystery jet?<br /><br />RDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-3031712594504981902022-06-03T10:38:09.573-07:002022-06-03T10:38:09.573-07:00I don't know what we might have. But I feel pr...I don't know what we might have. But I feel pretty confident that Aurora, or something in that role, is flying.<br /><br />Yeah; the Blackbird got retired. Then they realized that they still needed it, because satellites don't do everything, and pulled it out of retirement for a few years.<br /><br />If it's retired, it's because there was a replacement.Carl Bussjaegerhttps://www.bussjaeger.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-12721673781402155362022-06-03T05:46:40.457-07:002022-06-03T05:46:40.457-07:00Off topic, but amusing as heck:
https://taskandpur...Off topic, but amusing as heck:<br />https://taskandpurpose.com/entertainment/war-thunder-player-leaks-chinese-tank-secrets/<br /><br />Via Instapundit...Plague Monknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-36917299100062763952022-06-02T22:20:08.210-07:002022-06-02T22:20:08.210-07:00One of the uses of the SR-71 was collecting air sa...One of the uses of the SR-71 was collecting air samples over China following nuclear tests there. No satellite can do that! I'm sure there were many other functions it performed that are classified. Another advantage it has over any satellite is that it doesn't have a known flight path as all satellites still obey the laws of orbital mechanics and aircraft don't.Jim Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532755731811413741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-40707193622309448752022-06-02T21:12:50.668-07:002022-06-02T21:12:50.668-07:00Talked with a KC driver who refueled the SR-71 reg...Talked with a KC driver who refueled the SR-71 regularly over the Pacific. The stall speed for the SR-71 was near the max speed for the KC, so they had to get creative with trajectories. I'd imagine they solved that one . . . John Wilderhttps://wilderwealthywise.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-57028044729628545392022-06-02T19:39:44.848-07:002022-06-02T19:39:44.848-07:00Back in the days when Christ was a corporal, I was...Back in the days when Christ was a corporal, I was a cryppie three stories underground. Self important field grade would show up at my window with a sad tale of needing a copy of such and such classified document, usually S or TS. Sorry sir you are not on my copy of that documents distribution list. Well how do I get on that list? You have to be put on the list by the originator. Well who is the originator? Sorry sir that is classified. Underground gnomes do have their ways.Ole Grumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332032222450924224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-62907403424954986882022-06-02T18:39:16.708-07:002022-06-02T18:39:16.708-07:00@BCE,
Msg sent.@BCE,<br /><br />Msg sent.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-1783854793041639362022-06-02T17:17:07.418-07:002022-06-02T17:17:07.418-07:00@Ray,
The deltoid mystery bird has been photograp...@Ray,<br /><br />The deltoid mystery bird has been photographed many times at altitude since the departure of the Clinton Family Crime Syndicate from the picture. The Air Farce is frequently dumb, but they're not absolutely insanely stupid.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-22773816672006698792022-06-02T17:15:28.842-07:002022-06-02T17:15:28.842-07:00The Air Force (or the rest of the military for tha...The Air Force (or the rest of the military for that matter and of course all politics aside) don’t usually retire specialized equipment until a suitable replacement is found that goes bigger, better and faster.<br />Sky satellites work very well but lack the capability of moving quickly to cover a new world issue. There will always be a need for manned recon. <br />Just the general rule of thumb.<br /><br />MikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-82969258489854828432022-06-02T17:14:55.796-07:002022-06-02T17:14:55.796-07:00@TCK,
Since this was designed and built during th...@TCK,<br /><br />Since this was designed and built during the Reagan admin, and flown during Bush I, over 30 years ago, at a time when the US military had no problem figuring out which restrooms to use, I'm pretty sure none of your dazzling analysis applies. The calendar is your friend; you should learn to use it.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-20757656454406330522022-06-02T07:44:22.558-07:002022-06-02T07:44:22.558-07:00Maskirovka anyone? Them that know don't say, a...Maskirovka anyone? Them that know don't say, and them that say don't know.Landrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116089734384625495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-35981143877648310342022-06-02T07:36:17.492-07:002022-06-02T07:36:17.492-07:00Ben Rich of Lockheed fame (he did the F117) did a ...Ben Rich of Lockheed fame (he did the F117) did a book on the Swamp Works. In it, he tried to debunk Aurora, claiming it to be a drone piggy-backed on some other plane.<br /><br />The entire passage smelled strongly of bovine manure.<br /><br />RCPeteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-21982670026958258472022-06-02T07:10:33.873-07:002022-06-02T07:10:33.873-07:00Last reports of Aurora I found was 96.
I wonder i...Last reports of Aurora I found was 96.<br /><br />I wonder if Clinton shut down the program? Part of the “peace” dividend.Ray - SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293232996007277071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-56530423262448906982022-06-02T04:14:15.474-07:002022-06-02T04:14:15.474-07:00It always amazes me that any secret can be kept wh...It always amazes me that any secret can be kept when so many parties must be involved. For example, machine shops get an order for some part or dies are to be made to form some unusual shapes from unusual materials. Just as the building of the SR-71 posed problems fabricating with titanium, there are lots of parts to be made for hypersonic aircraft that aren't all done in-house. Remember the SR-71 was started in 1958 or so, so the people were using slide rules and paper and pencil to design that. It will be fascinating to see what the boys have been up to with modern CNC machinery and software.libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-8605623600983098902022-06-02T02:42:51.190-07:002022-06-02T02:42:51.190-07:00Bold of you to assume that a group of 'people&...Bold of you to assume that a group of 'people' who can't figure out how to tell the difference between a man and woman would have the intellectual capacity to implement a fraction of what you're suggesting.TCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16114779699955054406noreply@blogger.com