SR-71 Blackbird: World's Fastest Plane Ever Built
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Published 2021-02-26
The shape of the SR-71 was based on that of the A-12, which was one of the first aircraft to be designed with a reduced radar cross-section. At one point, a bomber variant of the aircraft was under consideration, before the program was focused solely on reconnaissance.
SR-71 Blackbird: America's Old Super Spyplane Is Still the World's Fastest Jet
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All Comments (21)
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It’s still the best looking plane ever. But you know, they got something even better in the garage we ain’t gunna find out about for another 30-50 years ;)
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It's still amazing that this plane was designed in the 50s and yet it still looks just as futuristic as an F-22 or something
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How lucky we were to have Kelly Johnson on our side . He was the guy that came up with the design for this awesome machine . Thanks Kelly .
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The SR 71 is a work of art , it is a masterpiece .
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The SR 71 still looks so futuristic !
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The most beautiful aircraft ever designed.
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If this is what we had fifty years ago, imagine what we have now.
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I fell in love with this plane when I was a little boy in the late '70's. They are huge, fast, and sleek. They were awesome!
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My favorite Air Force jet ever. I get the fact that we have satellites now for surveillance, but that jet still looks like it fits in the modern airforce arsenal.
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I was lucky enough to have seen the Blackbird fly over my house. I lived about 1 1/2 mile from Hanscom Air Force base that had an airshow going on. It's a legendary airplane.
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The Blackbird is one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made. It was made the year I was born and all these years later when I look at a picture of it I can't believe the design is so old. It was light years ahead of its time
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What a beast. Designed in the 50s, in service from the 60s, retired in the 90s, still truly awesome in the 20s and always will be
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What's still amazing is that it's top speed is still classified couldn't get much more cooler than that!
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The SR-71 in its time always looked like more than humans designed it. It seemed otherworldly. I was young at that time and always thought that they were built on another planet or designed there. Even now I think the shape and aerodynamics involved for that time period was wild. Whomever designed it they were very intelligent and forward thinking. It still has a futuristic look today.
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This bloody thing was designed in the freaking 1950's!! Holy Smoke!!! Kelly Johnson was a genius! The only reason it doesn't go faster is heat. It's never been 'full throttle!' I've spoken to a few of the pilots, and they all said it was NEVER fun to fly. It required absolute concentration. It was always a half-step away from failure, either a mission failure or a catastrophic failure. But what an incredible airplane! The greatest flying machine ever produced.
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Such a beautiful craft. The Naboo Star-fighter from Star Wars was partly inspired from the blackbird.
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I like how the narrator express at his last commendation.. The SR71 is still the queen of speed in the some times to comes.
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Fun fact- The titanium used was purchased from the USSR. War is big business.
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Still the fastest, badassest, most beautiful plane ever built!
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Crazy to think that in less than a century we went from Biplane to SR-71.
