Rendering Versus Real Aircraft Comparison
What This Image Shows
A two-panel comparison graphic built to correct a specific error.
The top panel shows a dark grey military-style jet with overlaid text reading "24001 is NOT real. This is a rendering of a FUTURE ME-11B aircraft. A rendering of a fully equipped HADES based on the Global 6500 airframe." The bottom panel shows a plain white business jet labelled "Bombardier Global 6500 BD-700-1A10. N1098L. This is a REAL plane."
The point is precise and worth taking seriously. Much of the online discussion illustrated the spy-plane claim with an image of a grey, sensor-laden military aircraft -- but that image is an artist's rendering of a planned configuration, not a photograph of anything that flew over Utah. The aircraft actually tracked on September 10, 2025 is the unpainted white business jet in the lower panel.
That distinction changes how the story reads. A menacing grey aircraft in a graphic implies capabilities the real airframe may not have, and the number 24001 in the corner of the rendering is the tail marking on the artwork rather than a registration.
This is the strongest single item in the counter-case. See the cluster overview, N1098L Spy Plane, and the article captures in Articles.
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