Whaddat?

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

"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

"Bruce R" wrote:

"Jim" wrote:

Bomarc in JATO boost phase?

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.

I forgot about BOMARC, too. It might be something
else (an X-7 testbed of the BOMARC ramjet, or
an AQM-60) but it's more likely that the Outer Limits
used stock footage of the BOMARC here.

--Bill Thompson

The AQM-60A was a high-speed target drone.

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

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

"Bruce R" wrote in message
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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