Technically, Air Vehicle Number

[Ivan Seeking]

Technically, Air Vehicle Number 1.

Cool

http://www.defesabr.com/FAB/FA-37_Talon_a.jpg

 

[Pengwuino]

I flew in one.

 

[Curl]

LOL this is the one that people repeatedly reported as UFOs during testing in the Nevada/NM/Cali deserts.

I flew in one.

*BS detector beeping* really?

 

[Pengwuino]

Yes, that carrier stopped by Antarctica a couple years ago and I stole it.

 

[Cyrus]

In my aircraft design book there is some concepts that look very similar to this. It leads me to believe they found some neat out there concepts and used it when making the movie stealth (Found out this picture is from that movie thanks to Google - never saw the film).

 

[russ_watters]

Just for clarity, everyone here is aware that this aircraft does not exist, right?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Ha ha, no, I was duped. This was mixed in with a bunch of legitimate military photos received by email. Never saw the movie. I just assumed this was the first peak at the next generation. [well, as was indicated in the email].

Even worse, rather than checking the photo for legitimacy, I just made sure it was public information before posting.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I guess this spoof has been around since the filming of the movie
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0192a.shtml

I don't know if I have the heart to contact the source of my email about this. He is retired Col. from the Marines.

 

[Integral]

Sure glad to find that this is a spoof. My photochop sensors went off immediately, but Ivan posted it so it must be good, right?

That has to be the ugliest and least aerodynamic modern plane I have ever seen.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Well, stealth and aerodynamics have never been allies. And it looks a bit like the displays I've seen at one aerospace contractor site.

Sorry guys, I didn't think I needed to check on this one.

 

[waht]

Stealth is an awesome movie, worth seeing. And Jessica Biel is in it...

 

[Integral]

That is ok Ivan, I left off the smilies

 

[mugaliens]

Stealth is an awesome movie, worth seeing. And Jessica Biel is in it...

Yes, although I really enjoyed her performance in Next...

Meanwhile, the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-45A" series is in its fourth iteration, having gone through X-45-A/B/C and N (for Navy), and while the F-117 was a little rough around the edges, this baby is both very stealthy as well as very sleek. :)