SR-71 Blackbird

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Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 40 years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly more than 2200 mph (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. As research platforms, the aircraft can cruise at Mach 3 for more than one hour. The music is composed by Vangelis and is called 'Rachel's Song'.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 18, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Author: sonicbomb

Length: 00:04:37
Rating: 4.75
Views: 132123

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Video Comments:
rudeydudey05 (October 7, 2008 at 12:45 am)
Just look at it, what a machine.
MINIHORSE1968 (October 5, 2008 at 4:44 pm)
Fantastic music from Blade Runner! Hard to believe this plane flew in the mid 60's. Sooooo beatiful!
FSXairpilot (October 4, 2008 at 5:54 am)
dont forget an sr-71 was built for highspeed high altitude flight's ans a spy plane and dont forget it cannot do more than 2g
TrDerka (September 30, 2008 at 1:56 am)
AMERICAN INGENUITY!!!!!!!!!!!
SFix199118 (September 29, 2008 at 7:34 am)
alrigt i give up..
SR are better plane in gathering information!
lovemuch55 (September 29, 2008 at 6:36 am)
some people thonk that the sr-71 can fly at unimaginable speeds. the tiles that made the aircraft are spaced out so much because flying at such speeds the tiles actually tighten due to the heat and pressure. the plane probably turns red at the max speed
E8F9G0 (September 28, 2008 at 5:34 pm)
Jadavontae....On a N.A.S.A. site I found this weird graph depicting times for various items to travel around the Equator or 24,901.55 miles....SR-71=10.2 hrs.....30/06bullet=13.5 HRS.....AR-47bullet=15.2HRS.....Tomahank Cruise Missile=45.3HRS.....Space Shuttle+1.3 HRS
elkranch (September 28, 2008 at 5:51 am)
E8F9G0 I agree 100% that the AF should kept a few SR-71 Blackbirds in flightstorage , if our reconn.sats where blinded by EMF's , SR-71 could be a backup,after nasa destroyed all the Blackbird parts we can forget the YF or SR birds flying again, one question for nasa,what happened to all the Apollo Program stuff?? wheres the boosters and equipment?? destroyed ,like the Blackbirds??the finest example of govn't WASTE &Bush wants back to the Moon by 2010,so wheres the rockets to get us there?
paranoia4132 (September 26, 2008 at 6:31 pm)
Probably could if it maintained its maximum speed but it wouldn't have enough fuel for a circumnavigation.
wiltse0 (September 26, 2008 at 10:38 am)
and ive seen one when i was 8