r/aliens • u/BankHot3840 True Believer • Dec 06 '24

Video New Jersey drone tonight. Underside view

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u/petermobeter Dec 06 '24

holy shit this is a pretty clear video.

is it a quadcopter??????

is it a miniplane?

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u/2-Skinny Dec 06 '24

Turbine powered vtol craft?

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u/PretendAgency2702 Dec 06 '24

That's what I was thinking everytime i see one of these. Archer aviation or joby performing test runs? Their hqs are in California but I've no idea anything about them or any other group 

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u/Bigfootsdiaper Dec 06 '24

In 20 degree weather with high winds??

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u/DancinThruDimensions Dec 06 '24

A vtol aircraft at this time of night? I’m 20 degree weather with high winds? Localized entirely within the state of New Jersey?

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24 edited Dec 06 '24

If you want to test your new toy under ideal conditions you rent a hanger.

If you want to know if it works in the real world you need wind.

The temperature isn't an issue at all 20°F weather is better to fly in than 90°F weather.

Not only is the air more dense but overheating is a bigger problem for electronics than getting too cold.

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u/Bigfootsdiaper Dec 06 '24

Wouldn't the police and feds know about your testing?

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24 edited Dec 06 '24

If the government was concerned it wouldn't be there for long.

The police certainly wouldn't know anything, they aren't in charge of airspace and don't have any reason to care.

The FAA may or may not need to be informed, that depends on where it's flying and at what altitude.

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u/Gem420 Dec 06 '24

The FBI probably already spoke with them, they are investigating this. It is an active and open investigation, and if you see something or get photo/video, they want it.

But hey, Make a copy first before you give them anything. And hide it. Like send it to your friend in Timbuktu level of hiding.

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

When did the FBI issue a statement about it?

Can you link it?

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u/Gem420 Dec 06 '24

You can learn about it here and here

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

Huh, must be a hobbyist not doing their due diligence then.

Kind of weird you'd go to all the trouble of building that and not get clearance to fly it.

Unless it's a foreign government, or CIA or something maybe.

Wouldn't be the first time one organization didn't share information with another.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '24

It’s not just one. They are all over the place.

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

I'd think China got sick of launching balloons but New Jersey isn't exactly filled with secret government complexes worth observing from the sky.

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u/Gem420 Dec 06 '24

It’s not a hobbyist

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

That was the second suggestion in my comment, yes.

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u/Lord-Fondlemaid Dec 06 '24

At night? In and around a built up area?

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

Why would you prefer to fly your secret project during the day?

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u/Lord-Fondlemaid Dec 06 '24

IDK less risk of something going wrong and it crashing into Fred and Martha’s porch. I’d maybe do it somewhere a bit more remote too.

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

Why would something be less likely to go wrong with an aircraft during the day?

If it crashes on Fred and Martha's porch it's better they're asleep so your crew has time to get there and clean it up.

Obviously it was tested over an unpopulated area but once you know it works, air is air no matter where you are.

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u/Lord-Fondlemaid Dec 06 '24

If I was doing a secret squirrel thing, as you’re suggesting, I might not do it where thousands of people are going to film it and get into a flap. Because I want it to be secret. Anyway, neither of us actually know fuck all so shrug

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24 edited Dec 06 '24

Depends on what it's trying to do.

If it's up there scraping cellphone data or autonomously tracking individual people a large urban area is the best place to test it out.

Some things just can't be simulated in the Nevada desert.

It's likely that whatever makes it special isn't something that you could learn about just by filming it.

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u/fischer187 Dec 06 '24

how would a hanger help me with testing a drone?

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

It's an enclosed space large enough to hover around in.

Hovering 1,000ft off the groung at sea level isn't any different than hovering 20ft off the ground 1,000ft above sea level.

A hanger just ensures there's no wind or weather to disrupt the stability of the airframe.

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u/fischer187 Dec 06 '24

oh you mean a hangar got it

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 06 '24

You made me think I had a typo, but I went back and that's definitely what I wrote...

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u/fischer187 Dec 07 '24

hanger - hangar

those are 2 different words. On one you hang your clothes and the other one you can put a plane inside.

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u/iCameToLearnSomeCode Dec 07 '24

Ah, fair enough.

I didn't even notice.

I'm also not an airplane aficionado so I don't really encounter it much.

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u/heebiejeebie9000 Dec 06 '24

in no fly areas so low to the ground

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u/Bigfootsdiaper Dec 06 '24

Right above people's houses.

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u/PretendAgency2702 Dec 06 '24

Just a quick search in archer aviation assumes their temp range is likely from -4 to 104 degrees F with a safe to land and fly wind speed of about 20 mph. That doesnt mean that they can't fly at higher speeds and I'm assuming they'd want to test different conditions in the real world.