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I am genuinely curious. Didn't satellites and drones make this obsolete as a concept?
I'm not that familiar with military aircraft development timelines, but this stuck out as my favorite part: A hypersonic plane does not have to be an expensive, distant possibility. In fact, an SR-72 could be operational by 2030.
By comparison, the SR-71 was first proposed around 1960 and operational by 1966. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR-71_Blackbird
What's the deal with all the SR-71 posts in the past few days? They're a cool relic of the cold war age but what has happened recently with them that's warranted all the attention? Also if you're really enamored with them you should definitely check out the national airforce museum in Dayton, OH: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ You can see one up close, along with all kinds of other planes, jets, and missiles. Admi…
The SR-71 was developed using 20th century technology. It was envisioned with slide rules and paper. It wasn’t managed by millions of lines of software code. And it wasn’t powered by computer chips. All that changes with the SR-72. Oh oh.
When I read that I was not so sure what the person who wrote that actually wanted to say. Cause it sounds a bit like: The SR-71 was built with solid engineering and hard work, this on the other hand is a pice of shit.
I am genuinely curious. Didn't satellites and drones make this obsolete as a concept?
What's the deal with all the SR-71 posts in the past few days? They're a cool relic of the cold war age but what has happened recently with them that's warranted all the attention? Also if you're really enamored with them you should definitely check out the national airforce museum in Dayton, OH: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ You can see one up close, along with all kinds of other planes, jets, and missiles. Admi…
I'm amazed there are so many people interested in military equipment. Is this a USA thing? Would love someone to explain the appeal.
It's also a beautiful machine.
What's the deal with all the SR-71 posts in the past few days? They're a cool relic of the cold war age but what has happened recently with them that's warranted all the attention? Also if you're really enamored with them you should definitely check out the national airforce museum in Dayton, OH: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ You can see one up close, along with all kinds of other planes, jets, and missiles. Admi…
I'm amazed there are so many people interested in military equipment. Is this a USA thing? Would love someone to explain the appeal.
What's the deal with all the SR-71 posts in the past few days? They're a cool relic of the cold war age but what has happened recently with them that's warranted all the attention? Also if you're really enamored with them you should definitely check out the national airforce museum in Dayton, OH: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/ You can see one up close, along with all kinds of other planes, jets, and missiles. Admi…
I'm amazed there are so many people interested in military equipment. Is this a USA thing? Would love someone to explain the appeal.
One of my favourites (ignore the patriotic stuff in the beginning): http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/press_suit001.html