NASA appears to be pulling its SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest production plane ever made, out of retirement as the Trump administration teases its new line of hypersonic surveillance jets — but doubt…
Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I’d love to know what NASA has planned for it.
Close but not quite, it stands for strategic reconnaissance. It’s not stealth. Stealth technology didn’t come into existence until the late 80s early 90s
It’s not a fighter, the SR71 is totally unarmed. The SR stands for Stealth Reconnaissance.
Close but not quite, it stands for strategic reconnaissance. It’s not stealth. Stealth technology didn’t come into existence until the late 80s early 90s
But what if we repurposed it to stand for Scientific Research instead? 🤔
Why stop there? SR could stand for Shaky Rimjob.
This is the internet. Don’t be coming round here stating facts that aren’t true.
It was originally the RS-71, for “reconnaissance/strike”. (source)
Also, don’t forget about the closely-related YF-12 interceptor.
Yeah that’s the important part for sure. 🙄