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Originally Posted by Blackscreen67
The sr71 was a stealth aircraft though?!
Shame they retired it.
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Not stealth in the terms we’ve come to define it since the F-117, but definitely stealthy due to shape and the “iron ball” paint used on the airframe.
Here’s my favorite story of how incredible the plane’s speed was:
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/favor...ory-1079127041
Definitely a shame they were retired. Makes you wonder what sort of stuff the US is flying today that hasn’t been made public. I believe Lockheed Skunk Works actually acknowledged at one point they were working on an SR-72, but I’ve got no idea what the status of that project is.