From: skunk-works-digest-owner@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu To: skunk-works-digest@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu Subject: Skunk Works Digest V4 #42 Reply-To: skunk-works-digest@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu Errors-To: skunk-works-digest-owner@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu Precedence: bulk Skunk Works Digest Wednesday, 20 October 1993 Volume 04 : Number 042 In this issue: Re: Aurora (?) Aurora Spin Doctoring Project help Project help Spin Doctoring Re: Long Endurance - SR-71 mission? Edwards AFB See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the skunk-works or skunk-works-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 12:15:19 +0100 (BST) Subject: Re: Aurora (?) x > > > Start reading some aviation magazines, then ask what Aurora is.> > Theres no need to be cheeky , I do read aviation magazines . I just wanted to see what all the other skunkworks people had to say on the subject . It may have been talked about a lot but Im new to the list , just look at the response to the question and then say it wasnt needed ! (-: Joshua ------------------------------ From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 12:24:12 +0100 (BST) Subject: Aurora This stuff is very interesting , and it gets me out of doing any work. Keep up the good work . Joshua ------------------------------ From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 19:15:46 +0100 (BST) Subject: Spin Doctoring > > > > Larry Smith wrote: > >>was being developed at least in part by Lockheed's Advanced > >>Development Co. or "Skunk Works" unit in Burbank, Calif., but > >>was canceled about 1986, sources said. > > Dean Adams responded: > >Hmmm... just like the A-11 was "canceled", and became the A-12? :) > >Or perhaps something was canceled in BURBANK, and moved out to > >Palmdale and Groom Lake? > > What I also like about this is that in the Jan. 13 1993 Aerospace Daily the > 'sources' (spin doctors) said the SR-71 follow-on program was cancelled around > 1986, but on April 1989, in Defense News General Randolph referring specifically > to a SR-71 replacement, insisted that all efforts are currently relegated to very > early stages of discussion. > > So the program was cancelled in 1986 but was in the early stages of discussion > in 1989, per official sources. > > Larry > How very odd , theres something strange afoot in the corridors of the DoD , or maybe a replacement doesnt exist . Maybe Aurora doesnt exist and here we are wasting our electrons on the discussion of a fantasy !? (-: If it doesnt exist THEY will be laughing behind closed doors , and if it is reality , we've got something good to look forward to when the wraps are finally taken off . Whatever the outcome , its good fun trying to anticipate the outcome of the Skunkworks next offering . Joshua ------------------------------ From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 19:26:50 +0100 (BST) Subject: Project help Im considering doing a project on something connected with modern aircraft technologies such as stealth,low observables,radar reflection and absorbtion . Anything to do with the above would be valid . Maybe technologies used in stealth aircraft or techniques used ? Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated . Just ideas is all Im after. Thanks beforehand , Joshua ------------------------------ From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 19:26:50 +0100 (BST) Subject: Project help Im considering doing a project on something connected with modern aircraft technologies such as stealth,low observables,radar reflection and absorbtion . Anything to do with the above would be valid . Maybe technologies used in stealth aircraft or techniques used ? Any suggestions would be gratefully appreciated . Just ideas is all Im after. Thanks beforehand , Joshua ------------------------------ From: Joshua Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1993 19:15:46 +0100 (BST) Subject: Spin Doctoring > > > > Larry Smith wrote: > >>was being developed at least in part by Lockheed's Advanced > >>Development Co. or "Skunk Works" unit in Burbank, Calif., but > >>was canceled about 1986, sources said. > > Dean Adams responded: > >Hmmm... just like the A-11 was "canceled", and became the A-12? :) > >Or perhaps something was canceled in BURBANK, and moved out to > >Palmdale and Groom Lake? > > What I also like about this is that in the Jan. 13 1993 Aerospace Daily the > 'sources' (spin doctors) said the SR-71 follow-on program was cancelled around > 1986, but on April 1989, in Defense News General Randolph referring specifically > to a SR-71 replacement, insisted that all efforts are currently relegated to very > early stages of discussion. > > So the program was cancelled in 1986 but was in the early stages of discussion > in 1989, per official sources. > > Larry > How very odd , theres something strange afoot in the corridors of the DoD , or maybe a replacement doesnt exist . Maybe Aurora doesnt exist and here we are wasting our electrons on the discussion of a fantasy !? (-: If it doesnt exist THEY will be laughing behind closed doors , and if it is reality , we've got something good to look forward to when the wraps are finally taken off . Whatever the outcome , its good fun trying to anticipate the outcome of the Skunkworks next offering . Joshua ------------------------------ From: "Edward J. Rudnicki" (FSS) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 93 19:58:44 EDT Subject: Re: Long Endurance - SR-71 mission? larry@ichips.intel.com writes: #You obviously are a little ahead of me in my reading. The little blurb back #in the Sept 13, 93 issue, that mentioned 'an unmanned SR-71 follow-on' ie: the #GNAT 750, also is applicable. Thanks to Randy Gresham and George Allegrezza #for bringing that to our attention. # #Special thanks to Dr. Pope for the explanation of what the GNAT 750 was! This may be old news, but I picked up a brochure on the GNAT 750 yesterday at the Association of the US Army meeting. It's being marketed by General Atomics. The brochure mentions that it's an outgrowth of the Amber program and is a "designed-for-export" vehicle. If there's any interest I'll post the complete text of the brochure. Ed Rudnicki erudnick@pica.army.mil All disclaimers apply .sig out for repairs. ------------------------------ From: shinman@esri.com (Sterling Hinman @ 1543) Date: Tue, 19 Oct 93 23:22:51 PDT Subject: Edwards AFB Hi folks, I know this might not be an appropriate post for this list, but here goes... I am planning to go to the Edwards AFB airshow this weekend (Oct 23rd?) and was curious if anyone had the lowdown on what's going to be there (maybe someone in the know like Mary out there at NASA!), performance times, gate opening, etc? I was also interested to see if any other local SoCal skunkers are going to make the pilgrimage? If so how 'bout a BS session over a Polish dog and some brew? (you know, meet at the NASA SR-71 or something) Sorry about this post for you guys back east, there is no need to be jealous... I'm sure there won't be too many interesting AC there - NOT! =;^) Thanks much! - -Sterling H. Redlands, CA ------------------------------ End of Skunk Works Digest V4 #42 ******************************** To subscribe to skunk-works-digest, send the command: subscribe skunk-works-digest in the body of a message to "listserv@harbor.ecn.purdue.edu". If you want to subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from, such as a local redistribution list, then append that address to the "subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-skunk-works": subscribe skunk-works-digest local-skunk-works@your.domain.net To unsubscribe, send mail to the same address, with the command: unsubscribe skunk-works-digest in the body. 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