Pentagons secret hypersonic spyplane by bill sweetman hardback, 1992 at the best online prices at ebay. We celebrate our 300th episode with bill sweetman and talk about. The aircraft is mentioned in frederick forsyths the fist of god. I even saw the aurora take off one night or an aircraft that matched the aurora s reputed configuration, a sharp delta with twin tails about a hundred and thirty feet long. The sr 91 aurora was a rumored mid1980s american reconnaissance aircraft. The author bill sweetman wrote a book titled aurora, in it there is a real photograph of an unknown aircraft dubbed jpl5, it appears to be a prototype or mockup of an aircraft that was slated to be built. The plane is mentioned and used in the book nano by john robert marlow. Tenacious journalist bill sweetman has always been one step ahead. What was the triangular craft spotted over the north sea in 1989. The b2 spirits war planes by bill sweetman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Black programmes that might have operated from the uk this caught the attention of the bbc twos newsnight 14062006, who related the project to many other covert projects. See all books authored by bill sweetman, including soviet air power, and mosquito, and more on. Pwdes, as suggested by bill sweetman in his book entitled aurora.
World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Aviation and space reference site concluded, the evidence supporting the aurora is. Rumours in the press that aurora was operating secretly out of raf. In the 1994 book skunk works, ben rich, the former head of lockheeds skunk works division, wrote that the aurora was the. His books include f22 raptor, inside the stealth bomber, and soviet air power.
The biggest turning point was when we got bill sweetenham. The mindset is much more professional its now built in and everyone buys into it. Aurora french edition french paperback march, 2014 by sarah barbier author visit amazons sarah barbier page. He is a writer of more than 50 books on military aircraft. Aurora was a mid1980s american reconnaissance aircraft development project, that did a large amount of research into triangular shaped aircraft including the b2 advanced technology bomber the one that uses the gravitoelectric t. That aircraft has been mentioned and discussed since the sr71 was removed from military service in 1999. Bbc news talk about newsnight mod confirms black military. Share the sightings in the late1980searly 1990s, rumors began to circulate among the aviation world that a highly secret, futuristic aircraft was being flown out of area 51 and. There is no substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown and it has been termed a myth. United states air forces invisible warplanes by sweetman, bill and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Bill sweetman is one of the leading figures in the field of aviation and someone who took a deep interest in the aurora saga.
Regarding the pictures of an alleged aurora stealth aircraft that had pictures that were purported to be from a chinese website. According to sweetman s design, the aircraft is tipped at the end of a cylindrical body, from the sides of which the wings move out a slanted angle and end connected to create the triangle. Bill sweetman born 1956 is a former editor for janes and former editor for aviation week group. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Sweetman overviews operations at groom lake from the u2 to the a12 to the have blue and f117. Why did the pentagon retire the sr71 spyplane in 1990. The atlantis books use the aurora in a critical role.
A10 thunderbolt ii aviation fact file 9780861011230 by bill sweetman and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Bill sweetman project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Airplanegeeks 300 military aviation with bill sweetman. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Brown effect for additional lift, the sr91, the sr75 penetrator, and the tr3b astra or tr3 black manta. The pentagons secret hypersonic spyplane says the report shows the mod identified two separate u. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Bill sweetman born 1956 british is a former editor for janes and currently an editor for aviation week group. There is no substantial evidence that it was ever built or flown and it has been termed a myth the u. As was mentioned in another answer, a supposed replacement for the sr71 iswas named aurora. In 2006, veteran black project watcher and aviation writer bill sweetman said, does aurora exist. The tr3b astra or tr3 black manta cryptic conspiracies. Bill sweetman born 1956 is a former editor for janes and currently an editor for aviation week group.
I read this book and while bill sweetman may have made a case for the possible existence of a hypersonic successor to the sr71 blackbird, relying on. Sweetman, north american editor for janes defence weekly, gathers the available sh. Discover book depositorys huge selection of bill sweetman books online. He is the author of more than 30 books, and has written about almost every aspect of aerospace and military technology. In this groundbreaking book, journalist bill sweetman argues these mysteries can be traced to a u. The pentagons secret hypersonic spyplane examines the best available evidence and draws a logical conclusion.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The fdl5 ma would use jettisonable windshield fairings like x20 not retractable fairings, unlike what was said in the bill sweetman book on aurora. Years of pursuit have led me to believe that, yes, aurora is most likely in active development, spurred on by recent advances that have allowed technology to catch up with the ambition that launched the program a generation ago. Worst nightmare for russian military s300 us military. Bill sweetman f, 69 aurora, co background report at. The series is by robert doherty, writer of the atlantis series. We talk about black programs, the aurora, and the mysterious aircraft. The senior citizen program the aurora the black vault. He appeared as an aerospace consultant on in the nova pbs tv program battle of the xplanes about the joint strike fighter program. It looks a little bit too much like the plane posited by bill sweetman in his book. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He changed the attitude, the professionalism, the way people trained, the way the coaches worked. He was tough and he was eccentric but sport is tough. The pentagons secret hypersonic spyplane has 1 available editions to buy at half price books.
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