Ferrari Mailing List: Re: what is this?

[Tom Reynolds (kjtar]

Was that the Valkyrie?
TiT
(er, Tom in Tulsa)
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From: "LS" <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
To: "Tom Reynolds" <kjtar [at] cox.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] what is this?


> The specs and photos of the Talon remind 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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> From: "Ferrarisimo [at] Comcast.net" <Ferrarisimo [at] comcast.net>
> To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> 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 | | 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.
>
>
> :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ::
>
>
> 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)
> 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 I
> 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 I
> 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:
> >
> > WTF is this???
> >
> > <NewNavyplane.jpg>
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