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Post: SR71 flew from New York to London in how long?!
02-01-2012, 11:37 PM #1
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So I just found this searching the web and I thought it was pretty freaking crazy! It is pretty old news but I doubt not many if any of you guys have heard about it. Anyway so there was a report back in September of 2010 that stated that in 1974 there was a SR71 aka Blackbird that flew from New York to London in only 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds and this was done back in 1974. I don't know about you guys but I didn't even thing we had the Technology to create a SR71 in 1974! that is 38 years ago hell thats as old as a lot of your parents Upside Down HappylolSmile but thats pretty insane if you ask me.

The SR71 blackbird was designed by Kelly Johnson and flies at 3 times the speed of sound! The blackbird also flies fast enough still to this day it is unable to be taken down by Russian anti-air support missiles. It flies at 1,806-mph! Anyway I don't know if that interest any of you as it did me but I thought it was pretty crazy, source listed below if you would like to go check it out. :angel:

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02-01-2012, 11:39 PM #2
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Do they still fly Blackbirds? I wonder why they were all retired :(
02-02-2012, 12:03 AM #3
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^ i didnt know they existed, i thought they were just something made up in black ops. Dave me know nothing
02-02-2012, 12:19 AM #4
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We had SR-71's since the Cold War.
02-02-2012, 12:37 AM #5
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I used to be fascinated by jets. Still am. I got this huge book of every jet ever used by the US from my dad like 15 years ago. That was the fastest jet in there.

Currently, the NASA X-43 goes Mach 9.8 (7,500mph), being the fastest jet in the world.
02-02-2012, 04:06 AM #6
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Originally posted by Sexy
I used to be fascinated by jets. Still am. I got this huge book of every jet ever used by the US from my dad like 15 years ago. That was the fastest jet in there.

Currently, the NASA X-43 goes Mach 9.8 (7,500mph), being the fastest jet in the world.


Is that even a manned vehicle?!
How could a human even withstand that many G's?
02-02-2012, 04:20 AM #7
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Originally posted by Angus View Post
Is that even a manned vehicle?!
How could a human even withstand that many G's?


Well it's manned by a guy at a computer. It's a legitimant fighter though, has missiles and all, a long range, etc.
02-02-2012, 06:30 AM #8
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There is probably something faster that we don't know about. Area 51 testing :nb:
02-02-2012, 06:54 AM #9
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Originally posted by Sexy
Well it's manned by a guy at a computer. It's a legitimant fighter though, has missiles and all, a long range, etc.

Holy shit. Thats amazing.
Wonder how much it costs :carling:

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