From: root@mauve.demon.co.uk
EVD wrote:
>
> Here is what I saw.
>
> A device, which I can only describe as resembling an automobile
> transmission, had what appeared to be 4 rocket exhaust nozzles mounted
> around the circumference about mid-body pointing radially from the
> centerline one at each 90 degrees (one pointing down, one up, one left,
> one right). There also appeared to be several much smaller rocket
> nozzles at one end of device pointing away from the centerline.
> originally been pointing out to the side is now pointing down and it
> takes on the role of being the primary provider of lift as it fires
> spectacularly in a pulsing fashion. You hear the voice in the
> background calling out "hover", "rotate", "hover" as this thing goes
> through its maneuvers. Finally after either all planned moves are
> completed or the fuel is exhausted, all rocket motors shut off and the
> thing falls into a net. Cheers can be heard from the guys conducting
> the flight test.
> My question is, what was this thing? Surely, someone out there has seen
> this footage as I, an avid watcher of Discovery Wings, have seen it more
> than once. Thanks for clearing this question up for me. If this
> footage happens to be posted on a web site somewhere, share the address!
> Thanks!
I believe this to be a test of some aspects of the "brilliant pebbles"
system.
I think the intention in this case was for it to be part of an ABM system,
part of the result of what star-wars became, after it became clear that
the insane levels of funding were not going to happen.
It never attracted funding to be fielded, though elements were used on
Clementine, a test of some other hardware that went to the moon.
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