Wednesday, May 24, 2006
"Fact" or "Fiction"?
RUMOUR: "The plane in these pictures is air vehicle number 1, a prototype on board the USS Washington for catapult fit checks. Not yet made public, the F/A-37 is a Mach 3.5, super cruise stealth fighter/bomber/interceptor with a 4000nm range. Top speed is classified, some where in the Mach 4 plus range. Awesome! Also, there is no phase interval for this plane. It has a 10,000 hour life airframe and engines that require replacement only at failure or signs of trouble. The squadrons are to be out of Whidbey Island, 12 planes to a command."
TRUE?: The aircraft shown in photos following is sleek and futuristic -- and if you think that it looks like something off a sci-fi movie production set, then you're right. This aircraft, dubbed the FA-37 Talon Stealth Fighter, is the star-prop in the sci-fi/action thriller "Stealth" due out next year. Also, the carrier used in filming is actually the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Jessica Biel as "Lt. Kara Wade"!
The military often leaks information to the press to prepare the public for what's next -- rumours of the Stealth-fighter were rampant during the classified years before it became public knowledge. While the FA-37 Talon isn't a real aircraft, is it possible that it's based loosely on current technology secretly being developed?
"Hhhmmmmm......."!
TRUE?: The aircraft shown in photos following is sleek and futuristic -- and if you think that it looks like something off a sci-fi movie production set, then you're right. This aircraft, dubbed the FA-37 Talon Stealth Fighter, is the star-prop in the sci-fi/action thriller "Stealth" due out next year. Also, the carrier used in filming is actually the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Jessica Biel as "Lt. Kara Wade"!
The military often leaks information to the press to prepare the public for what's next -- rumours of the Stealth-fighter were rampant during the classified years before it became public knowledge. While the FA-37 Talon isn't a real aircraft, is it possible that it's based loosely on current technology secretly being developed?
"Hhhmmmmm......."!
