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Scottieprecord From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1363 posts, RR: 12
Posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 2423 times:

I was looking on Joe Baugher's page for 2003 USAF reg's, and saw the first on the list is a Rutan LongEZ.
Reg: 03-0001 c/n: 1186 "Testbed for pulse detonation engine"

Sorry if this was already posted... anyone have any info on this?

Edited to included the link: http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/2003.html

-Mike

[Edited 2007-02-13 00:43:06]

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Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26726 posts, RR: 83
Reply 1, posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2400 times:

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Many pundits believe that the USAF's supposedly current hypersonic reconnaissance platform (a.k.a. "Aurora") uses PDW engines and these engines explain the "donuts on a rope" contrails seen over the Western US from time to time.

Scottieprecord From United States of America, joined Jul 2004, 1363 posts, RR: 12
Reply 2, posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2340 times:

Ya. I remember seeing an article in Aviation Week about that... But for some reason, I can't quite see a LongEZ as a hypersonic aircraft. haha

Spacepope From Vatican City, joined Dec 1999, 2739 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2334 times:

I'm in the west, saw the donuts on a rope contrail yesterday. From a WN 737......

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Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26726 posts, RR: 83
Reply 4, posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2245 times:

Quoting Spacepope (Reply 3):
I'm in the west, saw the donuts on a rope contrail yesterday...

From a WN 737...

That's what the Air Force wanted you to think it was. cheeky

HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1
Reply 5, posted (6 years 3 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 2092 times:

I too have seen the donuts on a rope phenominon down here in Florida... and it was clearly being made by an airliner though I forget now which type.

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