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Re: What is this?

Postby PsychoDiablo » Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:40 am

Thanks guys, it was sort of hard to believe that there was a tomahawk cruising twords Salt lake city :o ;D
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Re: What is this?

Postby expat » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:21 pm

Doubt it. Wrong colour engines for a start - maybe a Delta/Comair CRJ?

It's something CRJ-600/Global Express proportions, maybe a MD-8X. There's a couple of airlines, but top views are hard to come by! ;D



Unlikely to be an MD, using the measurement tool, it comes closer to the size of a CRJ.

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Re: What is this?

Postby C » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:15 pm


Unlikely to be an MD, using the measurement tool, it comes closer to the size of a CRJ.


Quite. Hence the maybe... ;) ;D
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Re: What is this?

Postby Ravang » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:16 pm

This is the UFO ;D
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and this is a tomahawk
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looks like one but its got to be a plane :)
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Re: What is this?

Postby Chris_F » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:13 pm

I think the only reason you'd see a missile in flight over that part of the US is if it were under attack from Mexico.  The military has a habit of testing their missiles over much less populated areas.
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Re: What is this?

Postby elite marksman » Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:00 pm

Yeah, the military prefers more remote areas, like the Tonopah Test Range (37*35'14.95"N, 116*55'13.97"W).

Note: please ignore the idiots saying stuff about Area 51 entry points... Tonopah is a live fire weapons test range. The "Secret Tunnel entrances are most likely targets, as are all the aircraft and tanks on the range. Not to mention that area 51 is almost 65 miles away, and they would never get the funding to build a tunnel 65 miles long no matter who's ass the CO kissed.
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Re: What is this?

Postby Djem » Tue Mar 13, 2007 10:21 am

That would be it. If you look very closely you can see the faint outline of the wings against the ground. They are very difficult to spot because of the resolution and color of the wings and ground.


He's right. it's a bit easier to spot the CRJ wings if you zoom out a bit, to about 2.40 kilometers altitude. When i still thought it was a missile, it seemed little weird as it looks as if it has a cockpit. some japanese kamikaze sh!t, maybe?
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