Whaddat?

I think the wing tips are wrong for a Bomarc. I was thinking Matador, but,
now I'm not sure, looking at the wing again.
Ron

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"Jim" wrote in message
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Bomarc in JATO boost phase?


"William R Thompson" wrote in message
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This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson







Of Course BOMARC, I'd quite forgotten about it. I do believe you're
right, wings are too stubby and delta planformed to be a SNARK. Good
call, kudos to you.

Bruce

Bomarc in JATO boost phase?


"William R Thompson" wrote in message
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This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson

Bomarcs had a straight trailing edge, no sweep, on it's wing. They didn't
use JATO, they had a rocket in the fuselage and two ramjets hung underneath.
This looks like a swept wing, with almost no taper. Perhaps this is a
Matador. One Jato, swept wing, and a pointed nose. Not as pointed as a
Regulus, though.
Ron

"Jim" wrote in message
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Bomarc in JATO boost phase?


"William R Thompson" wrote in message
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This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson

We used to have a nuclear warhead-equipped CIM-10B Bomarc missile squadron
(No. 446 SAM Squadron) based just to the north of the city here (North Bay,
Ontario). We have a Bomarc on display downtown.

Although the picture gets quite grainy when blown up, it makes me believe
that it is indeed a Bomarc with the two Marquardt RJ43-MA-7 ramjets cutting.
After the 50,000 pound static thrust Thiokol XM-51 solid propellant
integral booster got the Bomarc going at a certain speed, the ramjets would
take effect.

Cheers...Chris

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:35:19 GMT, "William R Thompson"
wrote:

This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson

This is almost certianly a Bomarc in boost phase with the ramjets just
starting to generate thrust. The short wing and rearward postion of
the wing would rule out any of the earlier subsonic cruise type
missiles. Paul

"Ramapo" wrote:

"William R Thompson" wrote:

This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

This is almost certianly a Bomarc in boost phase with the ramjets just
starting to generate thrust. The short wing and rearward postion of
the wing would rule out any of the earlier subsonic cruise type
missiles. Paul

I wish I could post a clip of the footage, instead of just an image.
The footage lasts several seconds and gives more information
than the cap. The exhaust plume from the main engine looks
like the flame from a BOMARC, but I can only see one secondary
exhaust trail from what would be two ramjets on the BOMARC
(although one may be obscured by the rest of the image).

--Bill Thompson

I believe Wiley Coyote is sitting on top.

"William R Thompson" wrote in message
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This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson

Looks a little like an Army Hawk from the 1960's and 70's

Tom Inglima

"William R Thompson" wrote in message
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This is capped from an episode of the original Outer Limits,
"The Architects of Fear." I think it's stock footage of a
Regulus 2 cruise missile, but I'm not certain. Can anyone
identify this bird?

--Bill Thompson