objects near hanger doors at Groom Lake

http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51.../hangzoom2.jpg
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51...angzoom2gg.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/a51.../blackjet1.jpg
eventually went in the open hanger door.

http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51.../hangzoom2.jpg
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51...angzoom2gg.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'

One other thing is that later in the day one of the mystery objects
was removed.
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51.../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/a51.../hangzoom2.jpg
http://www.lazygranch.com/images/a51...angzoom2gg.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'

Looks to me like a 117 in that first open hangar


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

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.

362436 (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