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Paperback Aurora: The Pentagon's Secret Hypersonic Spyplane Book

ISBN: 0879387807

ISBN13: 9780879387808

Aurora: The Pentagon's Secret Hypersonic Spyplane

Why did the Pentagon retire the SR-71 spyplane in 1990? What has caused sonic booms over the California desert since 1991? What was the triangular craft spotted over the North Sea in 1989? In this groundbreaking book, journalist Bill Sweetman argues these mysteries can be traced to a U.S. spyplane called AURORA, the existence of which--denied by officials--lies buried in a secret military budget. This description may be from another edition of this...

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Rated 5 stars
"Aurora"

This is a well-written book and has substancial evidence that the Aurora exists.Hey,no one had any hard evidence the F-117 existed and look at it now.I think this is a good book.

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Rated 4 stars
A sensible look at military secrecy

Most people who speak about military secrecy are kooks who believe that the government is in cahoots with "the Visitors." But Bill Sweetman isn't one of them. His "Aurora: The Pentagon's Secret Hypersonic Spyplane" examines the best available evidence and draws a logical conclusion: the military has at least one high-speed aircraft.Sweetman overviews operations at Groom Lake from the U-2 to the A-12 to the Have Blue and...

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Rated 4 stars
When was the last time the government lied to you?

This book makes a decent case about the existence of a hypersonic spyplane developed under the black budget. It describes the history of hypersonic flight from the X-15 to present and demonstrates how these programs are froth with budget cuts and lost interest. A large part of the book is also contributed to IF the Aurora were built, how would it operate? This book gives details about ramjets and other hypersonic engines...

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Rated 4 stars
It gets you to thinking......

Hey, this is a "fun" book! Sure, Sweetman doesn't have a lot of hard evidence, but he pieces it together well. You will note that in Ben Rich's book on the Skunk Works, he dismisses an Aurora-type project and changes the subject very quickly. Rich states that the materials and technology to build a Mach 6 air-breathing plane simply don't exist. I find it hard to believe that the quest for speed ended with the SR-71. I...

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Rated 4 stars
An excellent review of the Aurora mystery and hypersonics

Sweetman's book is a well-researched account of the mystery of the Aurora Project as well as a fascinating look at the world of hypersonic aircraft. Aurora may have already proved itself as the leap in technology between the space shuttle and future spaceplanes. So why does it remain a secret? Hopefully someday soon we will know the truth about this remarkable aircraft.

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