Ferrari Mailing List: Re: what is this?

[LS (lashdeep]

The specs and photos of the TalonÂremind me of the old XB-70 from the 
60's...remember that thing? I don't since I wasn't born, but it seemed as if it 
was an interesting vehicle.
I'd like to check it out at Wright Pat one of these days.
LS



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Sent: Monday, July 7, 2008 9:21:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] what is this?

FA-37 New Stealth Fighter Air Craft Jet
August 19, 2007 | Author: Rich | 21,066Views | |Â Print
Filed under: 800HighTech, Internet, Military News, Random

FA-37 Talon Military Aircraft Stealth Jet Secret Weapons

Making the rounds to an Email box near you! I just got it and found 
out that this has been circulating for some time. Below are 
photographs of a prototype aircraft known as the Talon. Reportedly it 
was taken onboard the USS George Washington CVN-73 for catapult fit 
checks. It noted that it was not exactly still Top Secret but 
certainly not yet made public.

The specs that were known were list to be a Mach 3.5 (top speed in the 
Mach 4 range), super-cruise stealth fighter / bomber / interceptor 
with approximately a 4,000nm range.


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At first I fell for it too, but after checking around this wasnât the 
case. I seldom believe anything on the internet for face value and 
have to do a lot of checking around to verify facts and then draw my 
own conclusion. Blogs are unfortunately known to be operated by nuts 
(maybe me too!).

These photographs are not images of a prototype F/A-37 âTalonâ 
aircraft being tested aboard the aircraft carrier USS George 
Washington, but pictures taken from the filming of the motion picture 
Stealth (which wasnât that good and had numerous incorrect features).

Although these pictures come from a fictional movie, they were taken 
aboard a real U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, which 
was used for filming while the vessel was at San Diegoâs Naval Air 
Station North Island in June 2004.

USS Abraham Public Affairs Press Release
Fighter jets chocked and chained to the deck, Sailors scurrying from 
place to place, the occasional whirr of rising aircraft elevators, 
this could be a hangar bay of any aircraft carrier. In fact, the 
repetitious scene often causes shipmates to become oblivious to their 
overwhelming surroundings.

But last week something happened aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)Â 
that made every Sailor stand up and take notice throughout the ship.

Departing Naval Air Station North Island after an all too brief stop- 
over, Lincoln welcomed aboard more than 80 new faces, a 53-foot long 
futuristic stealth fighter named âTalon,â and the Navyâs top three 
âspecial operations pilots.â

No, this was not a top-secret Navy experiment; rather it was the cast 
and crew of the upcoming major motion picture, âStealth.â The new 
addition to Abeâs crew came aboard courtesy of Columbia Pictures and 
Backbreaker Films, and features Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx 
and Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard.




The film is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2005, and is 
directed by Rob Cohen, who also directed the films âXXX,â and âThe 
Fast and The Furious.â He said âStealthâ is on a different level than 
his past work.

âFilming a major Hollywood movie during flight (operations) is a very 
tricky and different thing,â said Cohen. âThis is real life out here, 
and itâs amazing that the Navy is allowing us to be here and bring our 
own aircraft on the ship.â

Cohen also acknowledged the Navy for allowing the current movie to see 
the light of day. âIâm very grateful to the Navy for this. The Navy 
passed every page of the script, so they feel good about it, and IÂ 
feel good about what this film will say about the Navy.â

In the film, Navy officials decide to use an unmanned version of the 
âTalon,â but when one of the planes begins attacking friendly forces, 
Navy pilots are called in to save the planet from artificial 
intelligence.

Although the plot may sound far-fetched to some, Cohen found out first 
hand that filming aboard Lincoln is very real.

âI have a deeper appreciation for what (the crew) does on the 
Lincoln,â Cohen said. After spending his first night aboard the 
warship, Cohen had a startling experience that awoke him from a sound 
sleep. âThey primed the catapults about 2:00 in the morning, and IÂ 
thought, âOh my God, weâve been torpedoed!â I jumped so high out of my 
bunk that I hit my head on the shelf.â

Adjusting to life on the 97,000-ton carrier also proved to be 
difficult for some of the cast.

âIâve been lost every day,â actress Jessica Biel said. âI still 
canât 
get to my room. I have to ask people all of the time just to help me 
find the bathroom, but itâs been incredible how helpful everyone has 
been.â

Biel, who plays Lt. Kara Wade, the only female pilot in the stealth 
squadron, also expressed her appreciation for the hard work of Abeâs 
crew. âYou really have no idea how hard everybody works until you come 
on to a carrier,â Biel said. âThe teamwork on this ship is absolutely 
amazing.â

Teamwork seemed to be the word of the week, as both the movie and 
shipâs crews worked together to complete the shipâs mission and lend a 
hand in the production.

Abe Sailors were given numerous opportunities throughout the week to 
be extras in the film, and share the spotlight with the Hollywood 
lineup. Donning float coats and cranials, the Sailors, producers and 
actors looked alike on the flight deck as the cameras rolled.

âIn my 16 years in the Navy, this is one of the top things Iâve done,â 
said AO1(AW) Anthony Whetstone, of Abeâs Safety Department.

Whetstone, an Alexander City, Ala. native, was an extra with a 
speaking role during one of the productionâs night scenes, and was 
grateful to have such an opportunity. âNothing like this has ever 
happened to me before.â

Actor Jamie Foxx, who plays the role of Lt. Henry Purcell, said Abeâs 
crew was a big help during the filming and commented on their hard 
work. âThis really changes your perspective on things, when you get a 
chance to see from the ground up how hard these men and women work,â 
he said.

âThe crew was really down to Earth,â Whetstone said.

âI was surprised to find out that they were just like us.â Whetstoneâs 
thoughts seemed to be echoed by Abeâs crew throughout the week. 
Meanwhile, the film crew couldnât seem to give enough praise to 
Lincoln Sailors.

âThank God for these decent people that are on this ship doing the job 
they do,â Cohen said. âI have a deep appreciation for Sailors and what 
(they) do for people like me who live in the freedom you secure.â


Scottie

On Jul 7, 2008, at 6:50 AM, Ken Rentiers wrote:

> Clyde:
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