[cfgeeks] Things that make you go hmmmm.....

[Kevin P. Inscoe]

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Dave Hudson wrote:
> Was just tinkering around with Google Earth tonight.
> 
> First off... i think its pretty geeky-cool that you can type in "AREA 51"
> and it jumps to it on the map.
> 
> Secondly, take a look at these two screen shots.
> 
> http://davehudson.net/share/images/hartsfield-jackson.JPG
> 
> http://davehudson.net/share/images/area51.JPG
> 
> The first one is a measurement of Hartsfield-Jackson's longest runway, which
> is 2.25 miles long.
> 
> The second one is Area 51's longest runway, which is 4.52 miles long.
> 
> When you think of runways, there are two factors in length - weight of
> aircraft and speed.
> 
> If you have heavier aircrafts - i.e. 777's that are loaded with passengers,
> you need more runway for them to touchdown and decelerate based on weight.
> 
> If you have a lighter aircraft - i.e. a F-111 or SR-71 blackbird, you would
> need more runway for them to touchdown and decelerate based on speed.
> 
> If you need 4.5 miles of runway, and we presume you have lighter aircraft...
> then what the heck is taking off and landing from there??!!
> 
> Of course you could argue that if you are "really" working on Alien
> Anti-Gravity technology, then why would you need long run ways?!
> 
> Finally - what are the strange looking "unfinished runways" on top of the
> dry groom lake?

Well it is known Skunk Works was set up at Nellis. The JSF, U-2,
Blackbird and the F-117 came out of SW as well as some experimental
Lockheed jets that never saw the light of day. It is now confirmed
'Constant Peg' MIG trials ran there. And I would bet money UCAV's are
tested there. You would enjoy this site.

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/

I was on their mailing list when I used to be into "Dreamland". Not any
more though. Anyway some seemingly knowledgeable folks post regularly on
it. Everything from encounters (fence testers) with the "cammo dudes" to
the mysterious bus that shuttles folks back and forth every day and
disappears inside TTR with no one coming or going. Oh yeah good fodder. :-)

Another good list for this sort of things is the BT group:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/black-triangle/

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