Lockheed Martin Reveals SR-72, the SR-71 Successor
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Re: US may bring back SR-71
mmmhmmm seems like a fanboy idea to mean, why bring a retired bird design from the 1970s back to the modern era when you can prolly have a F22 with an observation pod doing the same job.
Mach 3.3 and a service ceiling of 26 km does not mean much to a mordern SAMs which can engage up to Mach 8 targets.
mmmhmmm seems like a fanboy idea to mean, why bring a retired bird design from the 1970s back to the modern era when you can prolly have a F22 with an observation pod doing the same job.
Mach 3.3 and a service ceiling of 26 km does not mean much to a mordern SAMs which can engage up to Mach 8 targets.
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Re: US may bring back SR-71
Actually, altitude and speed does matter; at such altitudes and speeds that the SR-71 operates at, SAM's have very little energy to maneuver to make an intercept. Very few SAM's have the performance necessary to even attempt an intercept, and even then, it is a crapshoot. Many SAM's don't even have the ability to intercept targets above
Actually, altitude and speed does matter; at such altitudes and speeds that the SR-71 operates at, SAM's have very little energy to maneuver to make an intercept. Very few SAM's have the performance necessary to even attempt an intercept, and even then, it is a crapshoot. Many SAM's don't even have the ability to intercept targets above
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Re: US may bring back SR-71
It is a hard to convice case. If I can have an F22 fly at 20 KM at mach 2.2 vs the black bird flying at 26 km at Mach 3.3, I would choose the F22 which is much harder to detect.
We are talking about China here, If Chinese ASAT can hit a satellite; smaller, flying faster and higher than the SR71 could; why not an SR71?
What about the numerous intercepts by Mig 25 and 31 over europe during the 1980s coming within 1.6 nm for simulated missile attack every time? Or even the Swedish intercepting it with the Saab 37
The never intercepted SR71 is a myth
It is a hard to convice case. If I can have an F22 fly at 20 KM at mach 2.2 vs the black bird flying at 26 km at Mach 3.3, I would choose the F22 which is much harder to detect.
We are talking about China here, If Chinese ASAT can hit a satellite; smaller, flying faster and higher than the SR71 could; why not an SR71?
What about the numerous intercepts by Mig 25 and 31 over europe during the 1980s coming within 1.6 nm for simulated missile attack every time? Or even the Swedish intercepting it with the Saab 37
The never intercepted SR71 is a myth
Re: US may bring back SR-71
hardware, Please post a source for your claim even if it is in Japanese.
No way. There are none left. ZERO. Only museum aircraft and two other non-flyable aircraft..
Where's the money coming from to build new aircraft? Where would the parts come from to re-furbish museum aircraft?
from wiki;
This was written in 1995 siting reasons not to retire the Blackbird the first time!;
And this in wiki;
Bottom line.. not going to happen.
hardware, Please post a source for your claim even if it is in Japanese.
No way. There are none left. ZERO. Only museum aircraft and two other non-flyable aircraft..
Where's the money coming from to build new aircraft? Where would the parts come from to re-furbish museum aircraft?
from wiki;
This was written in 1995 siting reasons not to retire the Blackbird the first time!;
And this in wiki;
Bottom line.. not going to happen.
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Re: US may bring back SR-71
Even if such is opined, it is simply not going to happen.
And why should it? They would have to be new builds, and the US has been operating something for the last 20 years that took its place. SR-75, Aurora, etc. whatever it may be called.
Black projects did not cease with the Blackbird. In the 1960s and 1970s the Blackbird was seen and heard in the west, but we did not know what it was...and even when it began to leak, the government did not acknowledge it.
Now, something faster, more stealthy, and far more exotic is flying...there can be no doubt of this. Far too many private citizen sightings. We just do not know what it is, and will not know what it is probably until several years after it has been retired too.
So...no, there will not be any more SR-71 flights.
Link to source? Or name and issue of the newspaper and story?
Even if such is opined, it is simply not going to happen.
And why should it? They would have to be new builds, and the US has been operating something for the last 20 years that took its place. SR-75, Aurora, etc. whatever it may be called.
Black projects did not cease with the Blackbird. In the 1960s and 1970s the Blackbird was seen and heard in the west, but we did not know what it was...and even when it began to leak, the government did not acknowledge it.
Now, something faster, more stealthy, and far more exotic is flying...there can be no doubt of this. Far too many private citizen sightings. We just do not know what it is, and will not know what it is probably until several years after it has been retired too.
So...no, there will not be any more SR-71 flights.
TerraN_EmpirE
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Re: US may bring back SR-71
and Even if you don't believe in Aurora The Us kept a number of U2's uptodate and inservice which are projected for a life span into 2015 and possibly beyond. Add to that that the US is actively developing a number of high altitude long endurance UAV's like the Global observer, the Vulture, solar Eagle and the Phantom Eye. Which are I argue designed to flood the skies with a large number of low cost pseudo-Satellites.
and Even if you don't believe in Aurora The Us kept a number of U2's uptodate and inservice which are projected for a life span into 2015 and possibly beyond. Add to that that the US is actively developing a number of high altitude long endurance UAV's like the Global observer, the Vulture, solar Eagle and the Phantom Eye. Which are I argue designed to flood the skies with a large number of low cost pseudo-Satellites.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Re: US may bring back SR-71
I took the liberty of putting the evil minions of Google to work looking For SR71 news I got A whole lot of hits form Chinese websites Which mention the "Japanese Article" also got a bunch of hits on a Ausi who built a remote control Model out of lego's
[video=youtube_share;BxhrOjY07lY]http://youtu.be/BxhrOjY07lY[/video]
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A article in reaction to a article? this might be the first of it all.
I took the liberty of putting the evil minions of Google to work looking For SR71 news I got A whole lot of hits form Chinese websites Which mention the "Japanese Article" also got a bunch of hits on a Ausi who built a remote control Model out of lego's
[video=youtube_share;BxhrOjY07lY]http://youtu.be/BxhrOjY07lY[/video]
Wait a sec here we Go.
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A article in reaction to a article? this might be the first of it all.
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