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LA to NY in six minutes The Blue Flower Dec 2019 #1
I think it was closer to one hour and six minutes Zorro Dec 2019 #5
Er, closer to sixty minutes. But still damn fast. ZZenith Dec 2019 #7
Interesting, how time catches up. 3Hotdogs Dec 2019 #32
Right, firing through the arc of the propellors caraher Dec 2019 #82
There's also a more modern example caraher Dec 2019 #84
"SLOW DOWN, DAMMIT!" I think is the lesson here. ZZenith Dec 2019 #86
More to the point, it flew faster than anything that could shoot at it caraher Dec 2019 #83
That's upwards of 28,000 mph. Codeine Dec 2019 #35
Right you are, the Blackbird has very briefly hit Mach 3.5 or approx 2593 mph. MasonDreams Dec 2019 #55
What's your favorite color? GeoWilliam750 Dec 2019 #57
Ni! nt Codeine Dec 2019 #63
Closer to 60 years now Zorro Dec 2019 #2
I always found it interesting the U-2 outlived the SR-71 Brother Buzz Dec 2019 #21
I had one of these bad boys use me for target-practice once...... lastlib Dec 2019 #22
"....and it's supporting you, then it's totally angelic looking" sarge43 Dec 2019 #23
Funky looking, but deadly El Mimbreno Dec 2019 #30
I got to see one of those landing Crabby Appleton Dec 2019 #31
AN-225 taking of at DIA.... diverdownjt Dec 2019 #74
i saw one once at dryden research centre in southern ca whilst following a space shuttle . AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #3
I found something like that on the beach once. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2019 #4
+1 Blue_Tires Dec 2019 #6
Is it a SR-71? The Wielding Truth Dec 2019 #8
Great video. Dem2theMax Dec 2019 #29
LOL! lunatica Dec 2019 #42
Ha! That was fun. blaze Dec 2019 #58
Great story and video SnowCritter Dec 2019 #66
Hilarious! Thanks for sharing that. nt crickets Dec 2019 #68
My vote would be for the B 52 gibraltar72 Dec 2019 #9
I once saw a sortie of B-52s fly overhead at low altitude Zorro Dec 2019 #10
Carpet bombing are us. gibraltar72 Dec 2019 #17
Once saw a B-52 on a *very* low practice run on a military training route in Nebraska. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #24
I once saw James48 Dec 2019 #41
I've seen B-1s doing the same thing in ND Major Nikon Dec 2019 #44
One of the amazing things about the B-52 is its longevity NoPasaran Dec 2019 #48
To me the F-4 Phantom always looked like it was born to kick ass. lpbk2713 Dec 2019 #11
My choice too jpak Dec 2019 #14
Yeah, that was a bad ass plane... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #25
So did I. skydive forever Dec 2019 #60
MCAS El Toro, early 70s... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #62
During the first Gulf War (91) The Wizard Dec 2019 #59
Yes. Menacing and Yet Beautiful DarthDem Dec 2019 #12
XB-70 Valkyrie. MicaelS Dec 2019 #13
She used to greet visitors driving by the National Museum of the USAF, right by Col. Glenn Highway OilemFirchen Dec 2019 #20
I've seen it a couple of times Major Nikon Dec 2019 #45
Reminder: The YF-12 was the *armed* two-seat version of the A-11. SR-71 was the later modification. eppur_se_muova Dec 2019 #15
It has the face of a peevish Daffy Duck. Ron Obvious Dec 2019 #16
I had one join on my right wing once. trof Dec 2019 #18
If you'd snapped a pic, you'd probably have been arrested... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #26
Pictures were OK, but not of the ground cart. rickford66 Dec 2019 #65
I always thought the F-86 Sabrejet was a beatifully proportioned plane. brush Dec 2019 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Hotler Dec 2019 #19
The SR-71....The Blackbird.... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2019 #27
Wicked cool. nt Ilsa Dec 2019 #28
Thanks burrowowl Dec 2019 #34
Pretty scary, but... B Stieg Dec 2019 #36
Me too. Aristus Dec 2019 #50
Phffffft! You can't draw big dicks in the sky with it. Kaleva Dec 2019 #37
The B-58 Hustler deserves mention. Marcuse Dec 2019 #38
True gwyllm Dec 2019 #69
I grew up around B-58s Zorro Dec 2019 #71
I remember Bunker Hill AFB gwyllm Dec 2019 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author PuffedMica Dec 2019 #39
This biplane looks menacing to me! Ptah Dec 2019 #40
You can get pretty close to one for free, here in Huntsville. House of Roberts Dec 2019 #43
Glad to know she is still there, I still think they should bring her indoors. MasonDreams Dec 2019 #54
Late DH worked on a component of that plane, marybourg Dec 2019 #46
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2019 #47
What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane Glaisne Dec 2019 #49
It was built with titanium which came from - wait for it - Russia. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2019 #76
wow! what is it? samnsara Dec 2019 #51
Knew a retired Air Force mechanic who worked on these randr Dec 2019 #52
Even before clicking, I knew it was the SR-71 yonder Dec 2019 #53
My wife and I love this plane more than any other. marble falls Dec 2019 #56
Kansas Cosmosphere has one hanging from the ceiling! lastlib Dec 2019 #61
I knew one of the engineers who worked on that beast. hunter Dec 2019 #64
Fun fact: It was actually supposed to be called an RS-71 William Seger Dec 2019 #67
There's one at the Udvar Hazy center of the National Air and Space Museum IronLionZion Dec 2019 #70
My favorite museums William Seger Dec 2019 #73
Here's Queen Amadala's space ship from Star Wars LastLiberal in PalmSprings Dec 2019 #75
It was quite the upgrade for the X-men! LaurenOlimina Dec 2019 #80
I rode a few times at a farm near the Ottawa airport. I was out when all of a sudden i noticed applegrove Dec 2019 #77
The original skunkworks building is part of the office campus I work at. Kablooie Dec 2019 #78
Fun fact about that spyplane's titanium fuselage. Guess where the titanium came from... LaurenOlimina Dec 2019 #79
And the only weapons it carried Warren_Pointe Dec 2019 #81
Favorite SR-71 story, you've read this one somewhere right? roscoeroscoe Dec 2019 #85
Aah yes, Major Shul and the boys bluedeathray Feb 2020 #87
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