This aircraft was active between 1964-1998. It was an ultimate spy plane designed by Lockeed "Skunkworks" to replace the slower U-2. It still holds the official record of the fastest and highest flying aircraft. It would go Mach 3.1 on a regular basis, that is 2378.5 mph. It was the first of the radar absorbing planes before the stealth bomber. It went so fast that the skin of the plane glowed bright red in flight nearly 20 miles high.
A spy plane...that is so cool. I loved seeing Col. Jacobs at the Intrepid talking about the plane that was the workhorse when he was at war. I love air and space museums. genie
Science fiction is becoming a reality.
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Looks stealthy :)
ReplyDeleteIs this a stealth bomber?
ReplyDeleteSo sleek!
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you to find the invisible airplane.
ReplyDeleteThis aircraft was active between 1964-1998. It was an ultimate spy plane designed by Lockeed "Skunkworks" to replace the slower U-2. It still holds the official record of the fastest and highest flying aircraft. It would go Mach 3.1 on a regular basis, that is 2378.5 mph. It was the first of the radar absorbing planes before the stealth bomber. It went so fast that the skin of the plane glowed bright red in flight nearly 20 miles high.
ReplyDeleteA spy plane...that is so cool. I loved seeing Col. Jacobs at the Intrepid talking about the plane that was the workhorse when he was at war. I love air and space museums. genie
ReplyDeleteSR-71! My favorite plane of all time. Great pic.
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