TB-12, Flying Doritos & a Package from Puddles

Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 9 pm ET, Mack Maloney, Juan-Juan of Mack Maloney’s Military X-Files talk to UFO researcher Michael Schratt about the deepest classified projects of the U.S. military, including the $5 billion “Flying Dorito.” Switchblade & Emily-Em report on the recent Creature Weekend. Mack gets a surprise package from Puddles the Cat. Special guest: Martin Willis of Podcast UFO.

U.S. Military Aircrafts Confused for UFOs

Classified U.S. Military Projects | TB-12 and Flying Doritos Aircrafts

The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics A-12 Avenger II was a proposed American attack aircraft from McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics. It was to be an all-weather, carrier-based stealth bomber replacement for the Grumman A-6 Intruder in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Its Avenger II name was taken from the Grumman TBF Avenger of World War II.

The development of the A-12 was troubled by cost overruns and several delays, causing questions of the program’s ability to deliver upon its objectives; these doubts led to the development program being canceled in 1991. The manner of its cancellation was contested through litigation until a settlement was reached in January 2014.

The United States Navy began the Advanced Tactical Aircraft (ATA) program in 1983. The program was to develop and field a replacement for the A-6 Intruder by 1994. Stealth technology developed for the United States Air Force would be used heavily in the program. Concept design contracts were awarded to the industry teams of McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics, and Northrop/Grumman/Vought in November 1984. The teams were awarded contracts for further concept development in 1986.

The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics team was selected as the winner on 13 January 1988; the rival team led by Grumman surprisingly failed to submit a final bid. The McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics team was awarded a development contract and the ATA aircraft was designated A-12. The first flight was initially planned for December 1990. The A-12 was named Avenger II in homage to the World War II-era Navy torpedo-bomber Grumman TBF Avenger.

The Navy initially sought to buy 620 A-12s and Marines wanted 238. In addition, the Air Force briefly considered ordering some 400 of an A-12 derivative. The A-12 was promoted as a possible replacement for the Air Force’s General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark, and for the United Kingdom’s Panavia Tornado fighter-bombers. The craft was a flying wing design in the shape of an isosceles triangle, with the cockpit situated near the apex of the triangle The A-12 gained the nickname “Flying Dorito”.

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