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this isn't much to go on I know, but maybe someone will remember this
I recall reading a book in the early to mid 1990s, it was about modern military aircraft. This book was probably published in the late 80s or the 90s, more likely the 90s. There was quite a bit about stealth technology. the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 stealth bomber was described. maybe other stealth aircraft that were either rumored or canceled. The thing that really caught my eye was a description of a fictional , future bomber that (IIRC) they called "Blackmagic". it was a purly made-up name, *not* a codename for a secret stealth plane, IIRC. It was definitally *not* the Soviet / Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bomber, nor was it the well-known fictional Megafortress (a heavily modified B-52). It was also not any of the rumored classified stealth attack aircraft or hypersonic spyplanes that have been the subject of much discussion the past 15+ years. this fictional heavy bomber was very advanced, yet semi conventional. From what I remember, it looked like a stealthy version of the B-1B, but maybe larger, and the illustration might have shown it flying low through a canyon or between mountains or something like that. I might be wrong but I want to say that I think I remember it had saw-toothed edges near the engines. I strongly believe it was a variable geometry bomber, but again it was neither the B-1B Lancer (or a derivative of the B-1) or the Tu-160 Blackjack. I suppose if anything, it might have been described one of the concepts for one of the B-3 bomber proposals. If this rings a bell, if anyone by some chance remembers the title of the book, I'd most appreciate knowing what it was. I've already done all the googling I can with every keywork I can think of. I guess my best bet is to try various libraries and used book stores to see if i run across it again. but I thought I'd first run this across this group, thanks in advance. |
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