14-March-2003, 08:52 PM
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On 2003-03-14 15:40, Chip wrote:
Since there is an implication in this thread that acquiring alien (UFO) technology would offer a "strategic advantage" in presumably aviation and aerospace, I need to add this footnote.
If one were to take the time to really study the history of international aviation, especially military aircraft throughout the 20th Century to today, it will be obvious that all the innovations were developed right here by human beings. The futuristic stealth aircraft of today owe every bit of their advanced features to previous aircraft going back to before World War II. Every spacecraft design, for whatever purpose, owes it's engineering to previous designs, especially those designed for similar purposes.
If anyone thinks otherwise, please post a picture here of a single real spacecraft or real aircraft that has design aspects which are "alien" to human history, and explain why. (Of course a funny picture is welcome, but doesn't answer the challenge.) [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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How about this one?
http://www.starwars.com/databank/sta...dex_movie.html
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