objects near hanger doors at Groom Lake

[miso]

http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2.jpg
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2gg.jpg

Any clues about what these objects are between the hanger doors at
Groom Lake. They look like "planes on a stick".

As a side note, this F117a
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/blackjet1.jpg
eventually went in the open hanger door.

[JDupre5762]

>http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2.jpg
>http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2gg.jpg
>
>Any clues about what these objects are between the hanger doors at
>Groom Lake. They look like "planes on a stick".

I think they were radar simulators used to measure the radar signature of
different aircraft or configurations.

John Dupre'

[miso]

One other thing is that later in the day one of the mystery objects
was removed.
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom6.jpg

These radar signature models are measured on pylons, so are you
assuming they were leaned against the hangers?

BTW, I'm betting the object in the left hanger is a predator, parked
with it's rear towards the door.


(JDupre5762) wrote in message >...
> >http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2.jpg
> >http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51pan/may2004/hangzoom2gg.jpg
> >
> >Any clues about what these objects are between the hanger doors at
> >Groom Lake. They look like "planes on a stick".
>
> I think they were radar simulators used to measure the radar signature of
> different aircraft or configurations.
>
> John Dupre'

[Ron]

Looks to me like a 117 in that first open hangar


Ron
Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
Silver City Tanker Base

[miso]

You could be right. Things get a bit curved over the distance, so I
was seeing the rounded front of a predator, but the size is wrong.
Take the F117 and blur it a bit and you would get what I photographed.

Incidentally, a F117 eventually went into the hanger on the right.

(Ron) wrote in message >...
> Looks to me like a 117 in that first open hangar
>
>
> Ron
> Tanker 65, C-54E (DC-4)
> Silver City Tanker Base