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Third Armrest Betrays Alien Origin of New Military Plane
2007-03-14
From the most reliable voice in major media:
"Best damn reporting on the planet."
TOOELE, Nev. -- According to former Air Force engineer Scott Rasla, America's latest warplane isn't entirely of this earth.
"I worked for five years on the Nightstar Hypersonic Bomber project," Rasla told Weekly World News, "and I can assure you that our military has copied every detail from extraterrestrials -- right down to the third armrest on the pilot's seat.

"I won't even get into what the bathroom looks like," Rasla said.
What kind of creature would need eleven sprognauls?
Air Force spokesman Colonel Douglas Snaud dismissed the design details as the latest in combat ergonomics. "Commanding a high-altitude bombing raid is a stressful job," Col. Snaud said. "We want our pilots to have a selection of comfortable armrests."

But Colonel Snaud's explanation leaves a few Nightstar mysteries untouched. "What about the cattle-shaped gunsight?" Rasla wondered. "Or the antimatter propulsion system?"
It's not really antimatter. It's inverse matter. There's a big difference.
"Look," Col. Snaud insisted. "These were created by terrestrial engineers for terrestrial pilots on terrestrial missions. To put it another way, the rumors of this plane's alien origin are powered by the simplest propulsive source of all: a crank.
Went the long way around for that one.
Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy

#13  You guys can laugh, but let's see your book deals.
Posted by: Col. D. Snaud   2007-03-14 22:27  

#12  "Cattle-shaped gunsight"??? You just know other four-legger meat specias are gonna be jealous - D ***ng it, 'em Calfornia contented cows get everything, from TV commercials to Starships!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-03-14 20:35  

#11  Gotta love the detail about the cattle-shaped gun sight.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2007-03-14 17:52  

#10  "If I push the engines much harder, she'll blow apart!"
Posted by: doc   2007-03-14 17:17  

#9  Ignoring the 'unique'armrest configuration for a minute, the cockpit windscreen arrangement looks reminiscent of that of the Boeing 377 Airliner (C-97 to military buffs). wonder if Marvin the Martian copied that?
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2007-03-14 16:51  

#8  Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket

That's not an arm rest.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-03-14 16:51  

#7  That is not a third arm-rest. It is for the third leg.
Posted by: Excalibur   2007-03-14 16:47  

#6  I love the Weekly World News at times.

I think a few people misread the last few lines. The rumors are spread by cranks, not the propulsion system.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2007-03-14 16:39  

#5  Us humans ain't smart enough to invent stuff! If I can't understand how it works then it's gotta be Alien Intelligence. %)
This guy must be on Space Coke.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2007-03-14 14:48  

#4  BTW, this would make great TV. Flintstones in Space.
Posted by: ed   2007-03-14 14:06  

#3  I'm NOT turning that crank, antimatter propulsion or not.
Posted by: ed   2007-03-14 14:05  

#2  I want an anti-matter propulsion system!

Actually, I would prefer the Cold Fusion power plant that powers the Bolo's. Yeah!
Posted by: Chiper Threreger8956   2007-03-14 11:09  

#1  I want an anti-matter propulsion system!
Posted by: DarthVader   2007-03-14 09:37  

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