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NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why
Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I’d love to know what NASA has planned for it.
nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/us-quietly-sr-71-blackbird-out-of-retirement-and-wont-say-why/Replying to @Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works
NASA is researching quieter supersonic flight, and I can’t help but think of how the (also Lockheed Martin) X-59-
-has a extreme wing profile/nose, not unlike SR-71:
Replying to @brucethemoose@lemmy.world
8700 lbs max doesn’t seem like a lot, are they counting on the parabola for most of the acceleration I wonder?
Replying to @FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
Its not very big. 8700 lb of fuel is 25% of its MGDW, which seems pretty normal to me?