Re: Aurora Spy Plane


Message posted by Brian L on January 16, 2012 at 9:19:37 PST:

Was there any truth behind the story of the "Gaspipe" radio calls? I post them below. Was this made up? Explained? Real but unexplained?


Radio hobbyists in Southern California have monitored transmissions between Edwards AFB radar control and a high-altitude aircraft using the call sign "Gaspipe." Controllers were directing the Gaspipe aircraft to a runway at Edwards, using advisories similar to those given space shuttle crews during a landing approach. The monitors recorded two advisories, both transmitted from Edwards to Gaspipe: "You're at 67,000, 81 miles out" and "Seventy miles out, 36,000, above glide slope."


In Reply to: Re: Aurora Spy Plane posted by Peter Merlin on January 16, 2012 at 7:31:21 PST:

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