To: Libloather
Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the only aircraft with the SR designation No Blackbird has ever been lost or damaged due to hostile action: in fact, even though according to Airman Magazine over 4,000 missiles have been fired at the SR-71 during its service life, none of them hit.
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-rso-tells-the-story-of-the-first-time-the-blackbird-was-shot-at-by-a-missile/
5 posted on
01/20/2023 3:57:57 AM PST by
tlozo
(Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees )
To: tlozo
One was shot down in D.A.R.Y.L.
6 posted on
01/20/2023 4:05:38 AM PST by
MrKatykelly
(Obama was the proof of concept puppet.)
To: tlozo
No Blackbird has ever been lost or damaged due to hostile action: in fact, even though according to Airman Magazine over 4,000 missiles have been fired at the SR-71 during its service life, none of them hit. LOL. Do you really believe your government would tell you if one of those things was shot down?
10 posted on
01/20/2023 4:30:37 AM PST by
Alberta's Child
("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
To: tlozo
The SR-71 was designed without the aid of computers.
Awesome engineering for the time.
14 posted on
01/20/2023 5:07:41 AM PST by
Texas resident
(Who is running our country?)
To: tlozo
I do have a photo of a SR-71 covered in foam after crashing at Kadena AB.
SR platform was the best assignment I worked on when I was on active duty.
16 posted on
01/20/2023 5:25:38 AM PST by
grcuster
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