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Boeing Bird of Prey Stealth Fighter
An anonymous submitter writes: "Revealed: Boeings new secret stealth bat-plane! For years stealthchasers (those guys who sneak around secret USAF test bases in search of secret aircraft) knew the Bird Of Prey existed. They knew it was being tested over the secluded Nellis Air Force Base ranges in Nevada. They knew what hangar it was being secreted away in at Nellis (on the northeast corner) and they even managed to obtain a squadron patch depicting the aircraft itself!... but the government still denied its existance until today. At a ceremony at Boeing's St Louis plant their super-secret Bird Of Prey batplane was revealed today for the world to see and marvel at. You can view exclusive photos of it at popsci.com and projectblack.net."
I've always wondered why the government does this. Why deny the existence of something when it's staring us right in the face?
I understand the need to keep secrets, but come on. This cat was quite obviously out of the bag a long time ago.
Game... blouses.
Does anyone else think this is a patsy? I mean it really isn't the sort of thing the air force would find interesting... there's no fly-by-wire... it's 1970s "pineapple angle" stealth technology with a stock commercial engine... what is it good for? It's neither an air superiority fighter nor a good sneak attack bomber. I suspect this was released to the press to draw attention (and hide funding) from other projects.
This is funny as hell!
well, at least (score:3, funnny), mod this a little up!
16,777,216 comments ought to be enough for any forum!
Well, if it's now revealed, it ain't secret anymore, isn't it ?