I was a big fan of the SR-71

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Aug 3, 2021
10:05:27am

AF Cougar All-American

I was a big fan of the SR-71

What are your thoughts on the SR-72?

The National Interest

The SR-72 'Son Of Blackbird' Could Fly at Mach 6 (With a Big Catch)

Does it even exist or will it ever exist?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sr-72-son-blackbird-could-fly-mach-6-big-catch-188031

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Oldie but goodie. Speed check. Major Brian Shul (ret), USAF, SR-71

Division Bell Truly Addicted User

8/2/21 11:20pm

SR-71 is so cool.

Eddie

8/2/21 11:32pm

It would expand upwards of a foot from the air friction. Here's Jeremy Clarkson getting up close and personal with one.

8/2/21 11:34pm

It's incredible how quick skunk works imagined, engineered, & kicked it out.

Eddie

8/2/21 11:42pm

I don't remember which plane had a harmonic vibration at about 150-180 mph, but I loved how they found the problem. They

8/2/21 11:52pm

My grandpa was an electrical engineer on the SR-71 design team

OU Cougar

8/2/21 11:54pm

Indeed. In fact, Skunkworks by Ben Rich is a great read, includes fascinating…

Hawk in the 303

8/2/21 11:58pm

Wow....that is awesome!

Don_Juan_El_Guapo

8/3/21 6:22am

I was a big fan of the SR-71

AF Cougar

8/3/21 10:05am

I don't think it will become a reality, at least until satellites aren't safe and/or secure (meaning the data has to be

8/3/21 10:10am

I worked for a military contractor full of ex-Air Force guys and one told me the story of an SR-71 pilot that was flying

Mobojo

8/3/21 12:13am

Haha that’s awesome. There is an SR-71 on display not far from my hometown

8/3/21 12:38am

There's one up at the Hill AFB Museum in Utah.

Eddie

8/3/21 12:54am

And it's a rare one. Only SR-71C in existence. The HAFB museum is among the best

Emmett Fitz-Hume

8/3/21 3:54am

Like a shrine to my dad. B-17 and B-1.

Florwood

8/3/21 7:32am

Your dad was a WW-II B-17 pilot? Now THAT is an ultra cool heritage!!

BleedCougarBlue2

8/3/21 3:30pm

Yeah - I'm sure going from B-17 to B-1 was a stark contrast.

Eddie

8/3/21 3:43pm

He also worked on the F-100, X-15, XB-70, and F-35 proposal.

Florwood

8/3/21 4:34pm

How does it compare to Castle Air Force Base Museum? That’s the one that’s close

8/3/21 12:15pm

Similar number of aircraft, but Hill is nicer because it's part of the USAF

Emmett Fitz-Hume

8/3/21 12:32pm

Amazing what Kelly Johnson did with a slide rule. The number of aircraft that he

Emmett Fitz-Hume

8/3/21 4:09am

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