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To: doorgunner69; Red Badger; Alas Babylon!
"That is a model on what is clearly a radar cross section measurement range."

Spot on, @Doorgunner69!.

Since you've gone ahead and "outed" it, here are some observations that I had "on 'loose lips' hold":

There isn't much "stealthy" about the evidence that testing of scale models of "stealth" designs is taking place at this site.

DISCLAIMER: Anyone with Google Earth and reasonable observation ability could see the above -- and what follows...

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In addition,

Overall, a fairly interesting site -- but probably not nearly as much fun as the one just across the "Beeline Highway" -- with:


@Alas Babylon! -- thanks for the coordinates!!

Must admit: Google Earth is one of my indulgences... '-)

127 posted on 01/12/2018 10:23:44 AM PST by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias | "Islamists": Satan's assassins | "Moderate Muslims": Useful idiots.)
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To: TXnMA

A street view of the Palm Beach Raceway shows it has a mud bog and drag racing, too! Even got grandstands for them.


129 posted on 01/12/2018 10:57:23 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Keep fighting the Left and their Fake News!)
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To: TXnMA
Here is an aerial shot of what the McD-Douglas RCS range at Gray Butte used to look like in my day. The target cover came later, probably saved a lot of work covering up the shapes.

It is run by General Atomics these day for Predator testing.

131 posted on 01/12/2018 11:28:14 AM PST by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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