-Caveat Lector- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2001 12:28:03 -0800 From: drboylan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle not UFO GLOBAL HAWK RECONNAISSANCE --. Recently a Global Hawk took off from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, flew non-stop along the East Coast, crossed the Atlantic to Portugal, and finally flew back to Eglin, a 29-hour test flight that set an endurance record. The entire mission to Portugal was programmed on a laptop and downloaded to the UAV's main controls. The vehicle's sensor suite took hundreds of detailed radar and infrared images enroute and transmitted them via satellite to Ft. Bragg, N.C. and to the aircraft carrier George Washington underway in the Atlantic. Resolution of photographic images capable of distinguishing vehicle tire tracks from 65,000 feet is claimed for the bird. While still undergoing flight tests at Edwards Air Force Base, the performance of the UAV has exceeded expectations according to military officials and industry analysts. The Air Force proposes to buy 66 of the craft with the unit cost to drop from the current $51 million to about $20 million with full scale production. A recent request to add $1 billion to the AF budget over the next five years to speed up production was turned down in part due to the resistance encountered from some commanders [usually rated pilots] who advocate a cautious approach to the UAV's development. While expected to replace the U-2s over the years, the U-2 presently can carry double the UAV payload. The AF goal is to quickly increase the Global Hawk's capabilities to match the U-2's. A major advantage for the UAV is the ability to hover in the vicinity of a target for 24 hours, and without risking a pilot. Critics claim the bird cannot react as rapidly or flexibly as a pilot in changing circumstances, but supporters note the ground-based operator monitoring the flight can easily alter the flight or take control if evasive action becomes necessary. The craft is equipped with a device that can detect enemy radar and can deploy several towed decoys to divert high-altitude missiles fired from an enemy fighter or from ground launchers. Despite its excellent development performance thus far, it is far from likely that the UAV will be a rapid replacement for the U-2s given the limitations of its sensor suite, the reluctance of pilots to embrace a pilotless platform, the costs of the vehicles, and the sturdy performance record of the U-2s. ( LA Times 7 Jan '01,) Richard Boylan, Ph.D., LLC, Post Office Box 22310, Sacramento, California 95822, United States of America. Phone: (916) 422-7479 (PDT) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEBSITE: http://www.jps.net/drboylan/ ================================================================= Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, YHVH, TZEVAOT FROM THE DESK OF: *Michael Spitzer* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Best Way To Destroy Enemies Is To Change Them To Friends ================================================================= <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
