I've been a huge aviation nerd since I was a little kid. I had posters, and models all over my room. Actually, truth be told, I still do. Every thing from the Wright Flyer, to the Falcon Heavy. And every thing in between.
But in all of those years, nothing stands out in my "OMG that is insane" meter like the SR71 Blackbird.
It was made so long ago, yet still looks like something from the future. And the Engineering of this thing was equal to its looks.
I still get all geeked out just watching Documentaries about it.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Thank you for this post! Growing up in northern California, not far from Beale AFB, the strategic reconnaissance base where the SR-71s (and U-2s) were headquartered, I frequently saw (and heard) these planes, often connected with a KC-135 tanker during aerial refueling. Kelly Johnson, the Lockheed engineer who designed the SR-71 (as well as the P-38, Constellation, U-2 and F-104), was a genius, and it is hard to overstate how far ahead of its time this aircraft was. The last unit is at the Udvar-Hazy annex of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum by Dulles airport--I highly recommend visiting. On its final flight in 1990, this Blackbird set several speed records including an incredible cross-country time (from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.) of just over 64 minutes!
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Here is the next great thing that is happening in the skunk works. The planned TBCC engine system will rewrite aviation history.
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