Observations: 1.) In all these videos' comment sections there inevitably seems to be some huge debate about whether the vehicles use solid or liquid fueled rockets. This device is CLEARLY liquid hypergolic fueled. Firstly, there are periods of time when the thrusters are completely off, this is simply not possible with a solid fueled rocket - they can't be turned off. Second, one can SEE the brown clouds of unburnt hypergolic dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer during some of the firings! Third, we clearly hear the operators stating "helium disconnect" during the countdown, and the only possible reason for helium use on a device like this is to pressurize the LIQUID fuel tanks. Some of the later vehicles in other videos ARE using solid rockets for their hover tests (as evidenced by a large amount of smoke and dust in the exhaust and a continuous, uninterrupted, counter-vectored exhaust flow during the test, but none of that is the case in this test here. 2.)I believe this is the first time I have ever seen the actual thermal target simulator for these tests, and it looks to me like they're using some sort of distant visible light emitting bright pyrotechnic device outdoors beyond a snowbank to do it. That makes me wonder whether they decided to use an visible optical sensor on the MKV vs. an IR sensor, which I suspect would've been more difficult to implement technically. 3.)Everyone always wants to know what this technology evolved into and expects that if this was the state of the art in the 80s we must have some alien-level technology now. But that's not how new technologies always work. Sometimes, they go nowhere for decades. These MKVs evolved into the marginally more sophisticated Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, which itself was cancelled a few years ago. In my own field of nuclear fusion, the glacial progress is illustrative. After nearly three decades of effectively stagnant progress on the magnetic and laser inertial confinement techniques, we are FINALLY only now apparently closing in on the ignition and breakeven regime of truly burning plasmas.
@@non-human3072 typically they use the sudden release of pressure on a compressed argon cylinder to Joule-Thomson cool a mercury cadmium telluride detector and don't need the deeply cryogenic temperatures of liquid helium like eg. a far infrared space telescope would. liquid helium is extremely difficult to deal with.
could make a lot of sense, newer technology now could provide this but so much more efficient, and hella quiet. could be used for Drones now... but who knows
I think I finally know what the UAP's are and where they come from. . . Can't believe this video is this old and the first time I've come across this. . . lol
Damn, what a find! This has to easily be THE BEST footage of the ekv prototypes ive ever seen. I think this is the only one available that actually shows a little bit of its actual maneuvering capability. And this was from the late 80's...
👍 They are way way beyond that now...and specially not old school chemical propellants. But nonetheless a good historical disclosure to share with the public domain. Tks!
A sub cooled sensor in the head is following a heat source on the other side of the shed door. In some tests you can see it through the open door.. It's all independent controlled.. Now it's a part of every single Merv on a Triton ....
Technology of the US-made anti-ballistic missiles is based on concepts that were developed as a part of SDI program during 80s and 90s. (Patriot Pac-3, THAAD, SM-3, GBI)
I believe a lot of the development on this went into the patriot system. There have been a few engineers who state that the leap project is just an engineering proof of concept for further applications.
Lol I doubt it...nothing magical about micro thruster rocket engines...I mean you can buy a $99 drone with GPS and gyro sync that you can literally push around in hover and it will self stabilize, what's hard about thruster control of basically a tiny drone, only using pulsed rocket thrust instead of propeller thrust. I found a bunch of old r and d data from back in the day describing development of hydrogen and plasma thrusters. Even if this was a fake video, the technology is absolutely real.
@@logame07 yeah.... Like in all engineering documents. Magazines. Textbooks.... This is the best fake footage I've seen in my entire life...what can you point out that makes this fake
@@spaceghost3941 the Audi is a little odd with them cheering before it lands it all seems fake with the layered audio with women cheering sounds all off it looks like Star Wars fx.
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Observations: 1.) In all these videos' comment sections there inevitably seems to be some huge debate about whether the vehicles use solid or liquid fueled rockets. This device is CLEARLY liquid hypergolic fueled. Firstly, there are periods of time when the thrusters are completely off, this is simply not possible with a solid fueled rocket - they can't be turned off. Second, one can SEE the brown clouds of unburnt hypergolic dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer during some of the firings! Third, we clearly hear the operators stating "helium disconnect" during the countdown, and the only possible reason for helium use on a device like this is to pressurize the LIQUID fuel tanks. Some of the later vehicles in other videos ARE using solid rockets for their hover tests (as evidenced by a large amount of smoke and dust in the exhaust and a continuous, uninterrupted, counter-vectored exhaust flow during the test, but none of that is the case in this test here.
2.)I believe this is the first time I have ever seen the actual thermal target simulator for these tests, and it looks to me like they're using some sort of distant visible light emitting bright pyrotechnic device outdoors beyond a snowbank to do it. That makes me wonder whether they decided to use an visible optical sensor on the MKV vs. an IR sensor, which I suspect would've been more difficult to implement technically.
3.)Everyone always wants to know what this technology evolved into and expects that if this was the state of the art in the 80s we must have some alien-level technology now. But that's not how new technologies always work. Sometimes, they go nowhere for decades. These MKVs evolved into the marginally more sophisticated Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) program, which itself was cancelled a few years ago. In my own field of nuclear fusion, the glacial progress is illustrative. After nearly three decades of effectively stagnant progress on the magnetic and laser inertial confinement techniques, we are FINALLY only now apparently closing in on the ignition and breakeven regime of truly burning plasmas.
Ima build an electric generator with the turbines being propelled magnetically so no fuel or combustion is needed
@@spaceghost3941 k. whoa. hey.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
@@Muonium1 why waste time w silly nuclear poisons. Use magnet
It could be liquid helium disconnect for cryogenic cooling of the ir sensor ?
@@non-human3072 typically they use the sudden release of pressure on a compressed argon cylinder to Joule-Thomson cool a mercury cadmium telluride detector and don't need the deeply cryogenic temperatures of liquid helium like eg. a far infrared space telescope would. liquid helium is extremely difficult to deal with.
I'd never have imagined to be able to see such footage. Thanks.
This technology is impressive for being so old
Imagine what the US has now, 40 years later.
state of the art
Makes you wonder about all the UFO footage of small objects zipping around, This footage is older
Yeah they developed this in 70s and 80s
yea i wonder...
I don't wonder anymore. I know it's us flying. It's not UFOs
could make a lot of sense, newer technology now could provide this but so much more efficient, and hella quiet. could be used for Drones now... but who knows
I think I finally know what the UAP's are and where they come from. . . Can't believe this video is this old and the first time I've come across this. . . lol
Damn, what a find! This has to easily be THE BEST footage of the ekv prototypes ive ever seen. I think this is the only one available that actually shows a little bit of its actual maneuvering capability.
And this was from the late 80's...
Son: Father, why are the engineers howling so?
Father: They just ended the cold war
Bro....they really did Holy shit!!! This was def tested in space w classified footage shown to Kremlin behind closed doors.....it makes so much sense
Astonished, this is beautiful and terrifying.
Not sure how i ended up here! But looks awesome
👍 They are way way beyond that now...and specially not old school chemical propellants. But nonetheless a good historical disclosure to share with the public domain. Tks!
Ok, thats the " ufo" that takes missiles down...
Really important for the history of technology
They are already here
Seen this a long time ago, Star wars program
Both my grandparents were in the star wars program. Both classified.
Have ya found any old documents in the attic 🙁
This feels like one of those V/H/S tapes
I think we just found the origins of the jersey drones.
A sub cooled sensor in the head is following a heat source on the other side of the shed door.
In some tests you can see it through the open door..
It's all independent controlled..
Now it's a part of every single Merv on a Triton ....
Радость инженеров - это что-то с чем-то 😄
I made the engineer noises the entire video.
Very interesting channel please move into space tech! Will follow
Why is the exact same audio being repeated
It's a loop of the same footage from diff cameras
@@spaceghost3941 Nope .. timestamps differ.
So did this eventually evolve into?
We will see in a few years I bet....
set it and forget it :P
The front end of a missle .. il try and find a video to link you
Technology of the US-made anti-ballistic missiles is based on concepts that were developed as a part of SDI program during 80s and 90s. (Patriot Pac-3, THAAD, SM-3, GBI)
I believe a lot of the development on this went into the patriot system.
There have been a few engineers who state that the leap project is just an engineering proof of concept for further applications.
Well done
Are they in an undisclosed location or what does anyone know where this test could have taken place?
Kill vehicle tests are carried out at National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
@@cr0wmp918 thank you man this room looks so freaking weird creepy and cool and mysterious all at the same time
@@PreserveSakartvelo that's what the girl I keep in the basement says
@@spaceghost3941 yea well fuck it
The New Jersey UAP UFO
It was used on Challenger or Columbia?
Emre abi bana ulaş
10 year old clip
Ufo?🤔
Its a hoax video and youre all bots dont reply to this.
but I want to
You just have an extra chromosome...its ok bud go drink the choccy milk
Fake AF . Same audio looped over and over. Listen to the woman screaming.
Stop
Fake
Lol I doubt it...nothing magical about micro thruster rocket engines...I mean you can buy a $99 drone with GPS and gyro sync that you can literally push around in hover and it will self stabilize, what's hard about thruster control of basically a tiny drone, only using pulsed rocket thrust instead of propeller thrust. I found a bunch of old r and d data from back in the day describing development of hydrogen and plasma thrusters. Even if this was a fake video, the technology is absolutely real.
@@HydrogenFuelTechnologies is there a way to find on internet these data that describes development of hydrogen and plasma thrusters? thanks
@@logame07 yeah.... Like in all engineering documents. Magazines. Textbooks.... This is the best fake footage I've seen in my entire life...what can you point out that makes this fake
What makes this fake?
@@spaceghost3941 the Audi is a little odd with them cheering before it lands it all seems fake with the layered audio with women cheering sounds all off it looks like Star Wars fx.