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Lockheed Martin hints at existence of aircraft faster than SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft, famous for its top speed of Mach 3, was touted as the "fastest acknowledged crewed air-breathing jet aircraft" in a subsequent tweet by Lockheed Martin, with an emphasis on acknowledged. As you may recall from the movie, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell flies the Darkstar test jet at hypersonic speeds beyond Mach 10 before making a forced landing. (interestingengineering.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Darkstar made a forced "landing"? You mean Mav ejcted as the aircraft broke up, come to think of it how do you do that at Mach10?
This web site has an interesting definition of "forced landing".
of course - it's what mav was flying the last top gun movie... ðð
Per a source who was involved with an advanced stealth aircraft in the Nevada desert in the late eighties, we (U.S.) had an aircraft that would “shed” metal as it flew at… Mach 30. Not a typo… Mach 30. The metal was tantalum. Seems it was almost common to find heat distressed pieces, less than 2” long, laying on the ground. My Air Force time was also spent in the Nevada desert however my time well preceded his so I knew nothing of this “aircraft” firsthand. Just thought I’d share.
Per a source who was involved with an advanced stealth aircraft in the Nevada desert in the late eighties, we had an aircraft that would “shed” metal as it flew at… Mach 30. Not a typo… Mach 30. The metal was tantalum. My Air Force time was also spent in the Nevada desert however my time well preceded his so I knew nothing of this “aircraft”.
Forced landing?! Did you watch the movie?