'Aurora' hypersonic sucessor to SR-71 Blackbird 'revealed'

UK broadcaster BBC picked through the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in
the UK Air Defence Region report, written between 1996-2000 by a
Ministry of Defence intelligence expert and kept secret until last
month. The broadcaster's showcase television news analysis programme
Newsnight claims that although released under the country's freedom of
information act, parts that remain censored lend credibility to claims
that the US military has developed a cryogenic fuel-powered successor
to the SR-71 Blackbird supersonic jet.

A triangular jet with top speeds of Mach 6, thought to have been
dubbed Aurora at one time, has long been believed to have been
developed as part of the USA's Special Access, or "black" programmes.
The Aurora is likely to be have been developed by Lockheed Martin's
Skunk Works for Special Access programmes, located in Groom Lake,
Nevada.


More:
http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/06/15/207247/Video+Existence+of+secret+'Aurora'+hypersonic+suce ssor+to+SR-71+Blackbird+'revealed'+in+UK+defence.html

Or: http://tinyurl.com/q4sxb

Jay Honeck wrote:
> > 'Aurora' hypersonic sucessor to SR-71 Blackbird 'revealed'
>
> Shoot, I already TOLD you that Bill Fox, project coordinator at the
> Skunk Works during the Blackbird program (and donor of everything in
> our "Blackbird Suite"), freely admits that Aurora existed.
>
> And that's about all he'll say. After that, he'll politely change the
> subject...
>
> ;-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"

Is that why the blackbirds were being retired? The blackbird has the
thrust equivalent of the Queen Mary. Wow! The Aurora will be
something. I'm still in awe by the old retired Blackbird.

Monk

Hmm... has the pulse-jet lifting body concept met reality?
Jim

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> > 'Aurora' hypersonic sucessor to SR-71 Blackbird 'revealed'
>
> Shoot, I already TOLD you that Bill Fox, project coordinator at the
> Skunk Works during the Blackbird program (and donor of everything in
> our "Blackbird Suite"), freely admits that Aurora existed.
>
> And that's about all he'll say. After that, he'll politely change the
> subject...
>
> ;-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>

On 17 Jul 2006 20:48:02 -0700, "Jay Honeck" > wrote
in . com>::

>And that's about all he'll say.

So now you have slightly more information, even if it is hearsay.

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>> 'Aurora' hypersonic sucessor to SR-71 Blackbird 'revealed'
>
> Shoot, I already TOLD you that Bill Fox, project coordinator at the
> Skunk Works during the Blackbird program (and donor of everything in
> our "Blackbird Suite"), freely admits that Aurora existed.
>
> And that's about all he'll say. After that, he'll politely change the
> subject...

Which either means that:

A) Lockheed developed a secret hypersonic aircraft

or

B) That he's yanking your chain, knowing that Lockheed developed the Aurora
(a P3 Orion derivative) for the Canadians. And that he can tell you the
truth (Yes, Aurora existed.), while still misleading you...

KB


>
> ;-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>