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Son of Blackbird

submitted by UncleDoug to technology 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 17:25:44 ago (+9/-0)     (files.catbox.moe)

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Lockheed Martin's highly anticipated uncrewed hypersonic aircraft, the SR-72 "Son of Blackbird," is allegedly scheduled to take its first flight in 2025.

The SR-72 is widely considered the natural successor of the SR-71 "Blackbird," which set speed records in 1974 and was retired by the USAF in 1998 as the fastest manned aircraft. The SR-72 is allegedly designed to be unmanned, hypersonic, and reusable. Its primary functions will likely be intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities.



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[ - ] TheOriginal1Icemonkey 2 points 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 17:45:04 ago (+2/-0)

My grandfather worked on the development of the SR71. We didn’t find out until the program became declassified. For years my grandmother just thought he went to work everyday at Lockheed.

[ - ] UncleDoug [op] 2 points 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 17:49:18 ago (+2/-0)

The SR-71 is the most amazing aeroplane ever constructed.

[ - ] gimpyoldman 1 point 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 21:33:44 ago (+1/-0)

Usually when the latest and greatest is unveiled by the defense industry to the public they are already (secretly) in the testing stage of something better and faster.

[ - ] Steelerfish 1 point 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 17:54:03 ago (+1/-0)

Did global warming cause the sound barrier to increase to 4000 mph?

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The SR-72 is allegedly designed to be unmanned, hypersonic, and reusable.

A sweaty Mike Obama confirms….

[ - ] UncleDoug [op] 0 points 1.3 yearsJan 7, 2024 18:01:28 ago (+0/-0)

It is possible to go faster than Mach 1. The SR-71 reached a top speed of Mach 3.4, so the SR-72 may have the potential to hit 6,437 km/h = Mach 5.21299.

So by your reasoning, is there a point in going faster than Mach 1 = 1,234.8 km/h if that's the sound barrier? I guess the SR-71 was already superfluous having achieved a speed more than 3 times faster than the sound barrier.

[ - ] DeathTsunami 0 points 1.3 yearsJan 8, 2024 01:39:25 ago (+0/-0)

But is it solar powered?