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For aviation fans
Aug 05, 2019,15:52 PM
Incredible photograph of the SR-71 Blackbird family of aircraft from the manufacturer.
Just straight-out bad@$$. Recall, this is 1950s-60s technology! Just imagine what kind of top secret stuff they're flying now.
Photo credit: Lockheed Martin
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For aviation fans
By: reintitan : August 5th, 2019-15:52
Incredible photograph of the SR-71 Blackbird family of aircraft from the manufacturer. Just straight-out bad@$$. Recall, this is 1950s-60s technology! Just imagine what kind of top secret stuff they're flying now. Photo credit: Lockheed Martin ...
Funny anecdotes about the SR-71
By: Wojo : August 5th, 2019-18:02
The recollections of Maj. Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) on flying the Blackbird. https://m. Enjoy, Wojo
Superb
By: Jurry : August 6th, 2019-02:41
Great picture. One of the reasons the bird was able to reach Mach 3+ is fact that it was “cruising” at very high altitudes. The higher you are, the lower the air density thus lower is speed of sound. Within the Airforce pilots community there is (perhaps ...
Cool photo! Here are a few more.
By: Overwound : August 6th, 2019-06:38
For anyone in the area I'd suggest a stop by the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. It's not far from Washington, DC and, for me, far more enjoyable compared to the one in the National Mall. Lots more to see and the crowd wasn't bad at all when I w...
Photo from the Blackbird Airpark in Palmdale, CA from reddit
By: reintitan : August 9th, 2019-17:35
US Airforce SR-71 "BLACKBIRD" on the left, CIA A-12 "OXCART" on the right. According to published specs the A-12 flew faster and higher than the SR-71, but had less range on a full tank. And of course, the A-12 was a single-seater while the SR-71 had a pi...
Blackbirds Watches
By: desertimer : August 7th, 2019-03:33
Blackbirds's Pilot were wearing this beauty. Nasa commissionet to Bulova a watch to beweared outside the space suite that could resist to temperature variation in the cockpit. I am restoring this one. ...