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UI-4054 Aurora
- Highly Classified Aircraft -



- Aurora Image A - Aurora Image B -

GAMES FEATURED IN:
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (JP & Non-JP)

OPERATORS:
Ouroboros

ACE SQUADRONS/PILOT:
Abyssal Dision (AC3 JP)

WEAPONS:
Vulcan Machine Gun
Heavy Machine Gun
Cannon
Standard Missile
Short Range Missile
MIRV

STATS:


OVERVIEW:
The UI-4054 Aurora is a highly classified aircraft which was not known to exist until the year 2040 (Ace Combat 03: Electrosphere). It was sighted a few times before the operators of the Aurora, the Ouroboros, revealed themselves. It's pilot is the Ouroboros Leader, Abyssal Dision; a former GRDF Ace. After multiple engagements and one astounding engagement which, unbelievably took place inside the Electrosphere; the UI-4054 along with Abyssal Dision were destroyed.

The Aurora is a high speed, high agility aircraft. The plane can be acquired in Acve Combat 03 by beating it with all A's in either Normal or Hard mode. It's weapon choices include a Vulcan machine gun, heavy machine gun, or a large caliber cannon. It can also carry short-range high-speed missiles, Multiple Warhead missiles, and long range air to ground missiles.

SOURCES:
Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (JP & Non-JP Ingame Data)

ACCREDITATION:
Screenshots by: PhantomPhanatic

Original Article by PhantomPhanatic*

[Lord of the Aces]

Supposedly, the U.S. Air Force is designing something similar to the Aurora. People in many of the Desert States say that they hear Sonic Booms regularly during daylight hours, but don't see any Aircraft.

Also, strange contrails like this one below appear from time to time.


Link to Aurora Site.

[Green Giant]

Pardon my french but what the hell is that thing?

The pic posted by Ace of Aces is what is called a concept drawing of what the SR-91 Aurora MAY look like...

Mobius 10.... Please read the entire topic and all the posted before you make rediculous comments.

[JianDaoXiao]

UI-4054 Aurora blueprints

[Heinkel]

You did it wrong, it doesn't have cockpit windows or that bulge on the front

[PhantomPhanatic]

This cutout looks a wee bit better than the main image, but is kinda blurry since I had little experience with photoshop back in the day....

[Heinkel]

Corrected version
by JDX, of course

[Ribbon-Grey]

The "Donuts on a rope" contrail stream in Lord's pic is from a high-altitude and obviously supersonic reconnaisance plane / re-usable space plane the USAF is testing, using a pulse-detonation engine. They're usually torn apart by high-altitude winds before anyone can take any pictures, but supposedly the new plane is so damn fast they're not worried about testing it during the day.

I'm amazed someone thought quick enough to take that picture.

No one asked for this info, but a Pulse-detonation engine works by mixing fuel with air, then igniting the flammable mixture. As the mixture ignites, pressure is GREATLY increased and is expelled out of a nozzle for thrust.

Shoop-da-woop.

[Grastens 7]

Supposedly, the U.S. Air Force is designing something similar to the Aurora. People in many of the Desert States say that they hear Sonic Booms regularly during daylight hours, but don't see any aircraft.

Also, strange contrails like this one below appear from time to time.


Link to Aurora Site.

The "Donuts on a rope" contrail stream in Lord's pic is from a high-altitude and obviously supersonic reconnaissance plane / re-usable space plane the USAF is testing, using a pulse-detonation engine. They're usually torn apart by high-altitude winds before anyone can take any pictures, but supposedly the new plane is so damn fast they're not worried about testing it during the day.

I'm amazed someone thought quick enough to take that picture.

No one asked for this info, but a Pulse-detonation engine works by mixing fuel with air, then igniting the flammable mixture. As the mixture ignites, pressure is GREATLY increased and is expelled out of a nozzle for thrust.

Shoop-da-woop.

That is very much what I had to say. The idea of contrails that size at 90,000ft., though...

Several radio transmissions exist that the media pored over to find the existence of Aurora in the early days of the project coming to light, including the, "Darkstar November- Mike to Dragnet 51" transmissions and the, "Joshua Control to Gaspipe" series. The latter supposedly could refer to the propulsion system of the project.

The Aurora is apparently also hypersonic.

[Grastens 7]

Accidental double-post; please delete.

[JakeHarlow]

In the television show "The X-Files," there is an unknown flying object referred to as the "black triangle" that looks like this thing. Maybe it or something else inspired Namco's design of the UI-4045 Aurora.

[Ribbon-Rena]

The Black Triangle you mention is maybe the also unconfirmed, supposedly developed by USAF plane which can land vertically, looks kinda like an onigiri, flipped 90 degrees and intended to be a troop carrier..

[JakeHarlow]

Really? Does the USAF has a designated name for this project? I think I read something like what you just described, I just don't know any more about it...

[X-49]

No one asked for this info, but a Pulse-detonation engine works by mixing fuel with air, then igniting the flammable mixture. As the mixture ignites, pressure is GREATLY increased and is expelled out of a nozzle for thrust.

Actually that's how any jet engine works. The difference between a Pulse detonation engine and a regular jet engine is that the expansion process of the fuel-air mixture is much more rapid, supersonic in fact, that the fuel detonates instead of combusts. Hence the name.

[Ribbon-Rena]

That sounds more like SCRAMJet to me..

RAMJet engines still uses blades, but this pulse-detonantion engine uses high air velocity from its high speeds..

[X-49]

RAMJets are a whole different world from Pulse jets in the first place. Pulse jets are more akin to multi-stroke engines, you know, car engines, with fuel ignition taking place at a certain stage of the engine cycle (ie: in pulses) while in RAMJet and SCRAMJet ignition of fuel is continuous.

I get what you're trying to say, SCRAMJets and PDEs might resemble each other in that they both use air of supersonic speeds, but they're completely different in terms of operation.