About the photo: Aurora is the popular name for an American reconnaissance aircraft, capable of hypersonic flight at speeds of Mach 6-20. Aurora was developed in the 1980s or 1990s as a replacement for the aging and expensive SR-71 Blackbird. "Aurora" appeared below the SR-71 Blackbird and U-2 in the 1985 Pentagon budget request, thus putting the name into the public domain. Lockheed's Skunk Works, now the Lockheed Advanced Development Company, was the prime contractor for the Aurora. The triangular craft, with its strongly-swept wings (75 degrees) have an unconventional propulsion system. The vehicle is powered by hydrogen or methane, though methane is the preferred candidate because of its significantly greater density. About the artwork: Aurora aircraft made by me. The entire scene was modelled and rendered in BRYCE, the pilot and his shadow is from an actual NASA picture. Final fake photo is composed in Photoshop. You can buy the Aurora plane in my Renderosity shop togheter with its carrier aircraft, the SR-75 Penetrator. Comments votes and rates are welcome :)