This is another shot from the Strategic Air and Space Museum. The SR-71 Blackbird is one of my favorite planes. It was used as a reconnaissance aircraft and could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth per hour at an altitude of 80,000 ft. the SR-71 broke records in both speed and altitude. According to Wikipedia, this Mach 3 aircraft, "broke the world record for its class: an absolute speed record of 2,193.1669 mph (3,529.56 km/h), and a US "absolute altitude record" of 85,068.997 feet (25,929 m)." It was also reported as going from one US coast to the other in 68 minutes and 17 seconds, and from New York to London in 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds. My dad told us a story at the museum about the crew of one of these planes requesting clearance for 40,000 ft from an aircraft control tower. The tower told the plane, that they were cleared, but it would take them a while to get up to that altitude. The crew replied that they actually wanted to DESCEND to 40,000 ft.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird...
This is another shot from the Strategic Air and Space Museum. The SR-71 Blackbird is one of my favorite planes. It was used as a reconnaissance aircraft and could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth per hour at an altitude of 80,000 ft. the SR-71 broke records in both speed and altitude. According to Wikipedia, this Mach 3 aircraft, "broke the world record for its class: an absolute speed record of 2,193.1669 mph (3,529.56 km/h), and a US "absolute altitude record" of 85,068.997 feet (25,929 m)." It was also reported as going from one US coast to the other in 68 minutes and 17 seconds, and from New York to London in 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds. My dad told us a story at the museum about the crew of one of these planes requesting clearance for 40,000 ft from an aircraft control tower. The tower told the plane, that they were cleared, but it would take them a while to get up to that altitude. The crew replied that they actually wanted to DESCEND to 40,000 ft.
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The statistics are mind boggling, aren't they? For a minute there I thought I was in an aquarium!!
Absolutely beautiful! And very interestic too!
kate - yes, the statistics are amazing - especially knowing that they haven't used this plane since the 90s because they have more amazing ones now!! And I think the nose of the plane in this pic looks kind of like a stingray!!
ioanna - thank you! and thank you for visiting!
This plane makes me think to a Manta ray!
I really like the angle on this, as you said it does look like a stingray. Also, neat information about it!
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