ejected by the wave to the outside air-stream through the air inlet openings creating a vortex outside the engine, then the cycle repeats.
There is very little information on the other reported aircraft. Eye-witness sightings describe a "triangular-shaped, quiet aircraft." This craft has been seen by many observers and flying with several F-117 Stealth aircraft. One unusual aspect is that the triangular-shaped aircraft has often been reported as flying at extremely low altitudes at a speed far slower then possible with conventional aircraft.
One witness reported that he could keep pace walking underneath a slowly moving large black triangle-shaped UFO. These UFOs generally move silently through the sky, and are often seen to be surrounded by a mysterious glow that could be associated with its propulsion system.
A report in Aviation Week and Space Technology in mid 1991 described a
"triangular flying wing" reconnaissance aircraft, developed by Northrop (now Northrop Grumman) from 1982, designated TR-3A and nicknamed "Black Manta." According to the report, the aircraft had a length of about 13 meters, wingspan of about 19 meters, and a range of 5600 kilometers.
The aircraft had been deployed for trials to Alaska, Okinawa, Panama, and the United Kindom, and a few had been employed in Desert Storm in the reconnaissance role. The aircraft was apparently developed from a Northrop technology demonstrator known as THAP (Tactical High Altitude Penetrator), which first flew in 1981 and was similar in design, but slightly smaller. After this report however, nothing more was 38
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heard of the TR-3 for two years.
In 1993, Steve Douglass, videotaped a strange aircraft landing at White Sands Missile Range. Enhancement of the image revealed a formerly unknown aircraft, almost certainly the TR-3. Apart from having a curved trailing edge, it resembled a scaled-down B-2. It appears to be a single-seat, twin-engine, approximately triangular flying wing, which fits the description given in the earlier report.
Of the various "black" aircraft supposed to be flown by the USAF, more solid evidence exists for the TR-3 than any other top secret aircraft. Although it's difficult to judge the exact size of the aircraft from the Douglass videotape, the dimensions quoted in Aviation Week and Space Technology are plausible.
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Claimed sightings of unusual, high-speed, high-altitude, maneuvering vehicles during the last few years have led some to conclude that the United States has developed a fleet of new aircraft and is either testing them or already flying several types in operational service. It is suggested that because these programs are considered
"super-super-black," military and other government officials routinely deny their existence.
While apparently the extent and nature of "black programs" are hidden from potential adversaries, and the public, what is less clear is the extent of knowledge and understanding that exists at the highest levels of the United States government. Are top decision makers fully aware of all that goes on in the bowels of government-financed aerospace design shops?
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In recent years the Congress and senior government officials charged with oversight and funding of military programs have taken actions that seem patently inconsistent with the existence of these reported secret aircraft. However, it would not be unusual for only a very few political officials to be privy to these programs.
Take for instance the secret development and deployment of the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. This vehicle was developed in response to Air Force requirements established in the fall of 1952. Lockheed was selected to develop the aircraft for the Central Intelligence Agency in November 1954, and the first prototype flew in August 1955 from Groom Lake Air Force Base in Nevada.
The first operational overflight
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