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From: ZDCA781@oak.cc.kcl.ac.uk
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Subject: AURORA
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Date: 14 Mar 91 02:02:31 GMT
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From: ZDCA781@oak.cc.kcl.ac.uk

re: AURORA  -William Daul

> Does anyone know anthing about project Aurora ?

Yes and NO

A Pentagon P1 weapons procurment budget document release in Feb 1985 
accidentally disclosed the existance of a black program code name Aurora cost
$ 2,300 million 
The Washington post subsequently reported an unidentifide Pentagon official 
saying "Aurora could be connected with ATB (Advanced Technology Bomber [B2])
or at the least stealth technology.
Jan 1988 New York Times reported USAF developing a replacement for the SR-71
(Blackbird) > Performance believed to be in the range of mach 5-6 high alttitude
in excess of 100 000 ft. This aircraft is believed to be Aurora.
Interesting to note here that SR-71 was withdrawn from service in UK towards
the end of last year. Its performance was 3.31-3.35 mach (According to U-2 
aircraft personnel at Farnbrough Air Show some of these have been retained in
storage in flyable condition ) {U-2 was actually TR-1 I think}
Just before the end of last year the Daily Mail (UK paper ) reported that 
congress had approved funding of $5 bn for Aurora Highly classified high
alttitude high speed aircraft making B-2 redundant??

For more detail:-
RE: stealth   by Doug Richardson published by salamander distributed in US by
Orion Books 1990.

Speaking of stealth aircraft can anyone give reason for dropping developement
of IRST (Infra-Red Search & Track) for the ATF " fourth generation stealth 
aircraft" other than fiscal ?
Anyone know anything about Model 100 (General Dynamics) ?




Dont look behind because a tear that never dries can only make you blind

Dio

KH14
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