Whats going on at Area 51

Steyr · 2007-12-01 13:25:34

A New Hanger Under Construction!:eek::):eek: I'm sure this will be of interest to some. Over the summer, construction work has started on a massive new Hangar at Area 51 (Groom Lake). http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/sat_image_2007_05.html This is now the biggest hangar at the base and to put it into perspective, it…

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A New Hanger Under Construction!:eek::):eek:

I'm sure this will be of interest to some. Over the summer, construction work has started on a massive new Hangar at Area 51 (Groom Lake).

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/sat_image_2007_05.html

This is now the biggest hangar at the base and to put it into perspective, it could comfortably fit the An-225 ( Biggest Aircraft In The World ) or two B-52Hs or four B-2s!

You can also see an earlier image of the construction on Google Earth.

Maybe it's to test the new Hypersonic bomber the USAF hopes to field from 2018!

Then again:The current retirement plans for the F-117 Stealth Fighter known as the "NightHawk" call for it to be stored securely.

I think the US Air Force are happy for Google Earth to show high res pictures of Groom Lake. They are never going to leave anything secret sitting out there in daylight and it keeps people's interest in the place. They know where people are looking and they've got them all at a safe distance, meanwhile all the super secret stuff is going on elsewhere, don't ask me where, I don't know - but you can be guaranteed Google Earth isn't taking high res pictures of the place. I reckon there's still secret stuff going on at Groom Lake, just too many prying eyes for the top projects.

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#2 01-12-2007 02:27PM

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It's probably innocent enough- housing a UFO or something

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#3 01-12-2007 02:57PM

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It's a new canteen for the staff.

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#4 01-12-2007 03:04PM

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Its for the Spruce Goose Mark 2.

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#5 01-12-2007 03:14PM

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Who really gives a ****?

Aviation and Aircraft forum FTW

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#6 01-12-2007 03:15PM

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You didn't see anything.... *zap*

Wonder if they have many illegal aliens working for them (har har)

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#7 01-12-2007 03:16PM

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Everyone knows Area 51 is just a distraction.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=576 , TBH.

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#8 01-12-2007 03:16PM

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Steyr wrote: »

This is now the biggest hangar at the base and to put it into perspective, it could comfortably fit the An-225 ( Biggest Aircraft In The World ) or two B-52Hs or four B-2s!

I have it on good authority that it's for yore ma.

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#9 01-12-2007 03:16PM

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It to hide Mary Harney dont think its big enough tho

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#10 01-12-2007 03:20PM

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Pfft, area51 is only a distraction. Everyone knows the Lizard Men have run the real secret base under the South Pole in conjunction with the Nazi's and freemasons.

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#11 01-12-2007 03:41PM

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toiletduck wrote: »

Pfft, area51 is only a distraction. Everyone knows the Lizard Men have run the real secret base under the South Pole in conjunction with the Nazi's and freemasons.

# We are the jockeys, jockeys are we, we live underground in a fibreglass tree! #

OK but seriously, weird how they deny all knowledge and existence of a place (apart from a couple references telling people they can't talk about it - weird!). I bet Ireland has a few of these places too. Probably in the back of some pub in Santry.

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#12 01-12-2007 03:45PM

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jimbo78 wrote: »

It's probably innocent enough- housing a UFO or something

LMAO

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#13 01-12-2007 03:50PM

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Steyr wrote: »

A New Hanger Under Construction!:eek::):eek:

Its to store the aliens clothes.

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#14 01-12-2007 07:32PM

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Steyr wrote: »

This is now the biggest hangar at the base and to put it into perspective, it could comfortably fit the An-225 ( Biggest Aircraft In The World ) or two B-52Hs or four B-2s!

Maybe that's why they built it, to store these aircraft or that's where they are doing research on their successors. Saying that it's more likely, that Walt Disney have bought area 51 and hope to turn it into Disneyland Nevada.

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#15 01-12-2007 07:34PM

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At least some construction jobs for us when we have to start emigrating for work again.

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#16 01-12-2007 07:42PM

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Anyone who's played Perfect Dark on the n64 knows what goes on in area 52.

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#17 01-12-2007 07:43PM

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Theres an Area 52??
How many more areas are there that I dont know about?

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#18 01-12-2007 08:19PM

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That's area 51a :rolleyes:

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Nothing goes on in Area 51 :rolleyes:

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#20 01-12-2007 09:08PM

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It's the Nevada branch of Ikea.

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#21 01-12-2007 09:11PM

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Could be where Bertie has hidden all his Cash digouts:rolleyes:

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It's for that lorryload of Guinness!

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#23 02-12-2007 02:45AM

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It's for that lorryload of Guinness!

Haha... love when news stories merge with delightfully hilarious outcomes.

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#24 02-12-2007 02:54AM

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Steyr wrote: »

A New Hanger Under Construction!:eek::):eek:

I'm sure this will be of interest to some. Over the summer, construction work has started on a massive new Hangar at Area 51 (Groom Lake).

http://www.dreamlandresort.com/area51/sat_image_2007_05.html

This is now the biggest hangar at the base and to put it into perspective, it could comfortably fit the An-225 ( Biggest Aircraft In The World ) or two B-52Hs or four B-2s!

You can also see an earlier image of the construction on Google Earth.

Maybe it's to test the new Hypersonic bomber the USAF hopes to field from 2018!

Then again:The current retirement plans for the F-117 Stealth Fighter known as the "NightHawk" call for it to be stored securely.

I think the US Air Force are happy for Google Earth to show high res pictures of Groom Lake. They are never going to leave anything secret sitting out there in daylight and it keeps people's interest in the place. They know where people are looking and they've got them all at a safe distance, meanwhile all the super secret stuff is going on elsewhere, don't ask me where, I don't know - but you can be guaranteed Google Earth isn't taking high res pictures of the place. I reckon there's still secret stuff going on at Groom Lake, just too many prying eyes for the top projects.

Sure I think they extended the main runway there a few years ago. IIRC it is around 5 miles long now. Something big and fast must in the pipeline.

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Sure I think they extended the main runway there a few years ago. IIRC it is around 5 miles long now. Something big and fast must in the pipeline.

With a runway that long it must be very big & heavy

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#26 02-12-2007 12:42PM

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I happen to have seen copies of documents smuggled out by a now deceased ex-employee that hint to the development of some kind of low fat non-dairy spread with a real butter taste.

My life may be forfeit for just telling you this.

Spread the word.

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#27 02-12-2007 02:08PM

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kowloon wrote: »

I happen to have seen copies of documents smuggled out by a now deceased ex-employee that hint to the development of some kind of low fat non-dairy spread with a real butter taste.

My life may be forfeit for just telling you this.

Spread the word.

I can't believe it's not butter....

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#28 02-12-2007 02:25PM

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its for chuck norris. to practice roundhouse kicks. obviously

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#29 02-12-2007 03:33PM

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Proxy wrote: »

You didn't see anything.... *zap*

Wonder if they have many illegal aliens working for them (har har)

Well they did have aliens working for them at Roswell.

http://www.ice.gov/pi/news/newsreleases/articles/060829roswell.htm

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#30 02-12-2007 03:43PM

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maybe there are aliens at roswell and the government wants to make everyone think that the aliens conspiracy is a myth, by pretending that there are aliens at Area 51, in disguising helicopters as flying saucers, spreading stories in the media etc, in order to disguise the fact that there really are aliens at Roswell!, That way they fool the more skeptical people who think the aliens story is just a cover for the testing of secret military aircraft while painting those who do claim there are aliens as crackpots.

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#31 02-12-2007 04:17PM

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nyarlothothep wrote: »

maybe there are aliens at roswell and the government wants to make everyone think that the aliens conspiracy is a myth, by pretending that there are aliens at Area 51, in disguising helicopters as flying saucers, spreading stories in the media etc, in order to disguise the fact that there really are aliens at Roswell!, That way they fool the more skeptical people who think the aliens story is just a cover for the testing of secret military aircraft while painting those who do claim there are aliens as crackpots.

off to conspiracy theories with yeh :rolleyes:

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