An SR-72 in the works?

bradclark1 · 06-20-07, 07:45 PM

Ten years after the Air Force retired the SR-71 spy plane, Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works appears to be back at work developing a new Mach-6 reconnaissance plane, sources said.
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/20...e_sr72_070617/

Onkel Neal · 06-20-07, 08:34 PM

4000 mph ... wow. But unmanned? Where's the fun in that?

bookworm_020 · 06-20-07, 08:50 PM

Robotic's, taking the fun out of flying

Going that fast at that seed is going to be hard to achive, and to stay stealthy is going to be near impossible. I don't envy the aircraft designers!

CCIP · 06-20-07, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Robotic's, taking the fun out of flying

Going that fast at that seed is going to be hard to achive, and to stay stealthy is going to be near impossible. I don't envy the aircraft designers!

But do you need to stay stealthy at a speed that is faster and higher than almost any SAM in existence out there anyway? :hmm:

fatty · 06-20-07, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Robotic's, taking the fun out of flying

Going that fast at that seed is going to be hard to achive, and to stay stealthy is going to be near impossible. I don't envy the aircraft designers!

But do you need to stay stealthy at a speed that is faster and higher than almost any SAM in existence out there anyway? :hmm:

Sometimes we don't like to stir up diplomatic frustrations by allowing the specimens to know they're under the microscope

JSLTIGER · 06-20-07, 11:00 PM

OK...my only problem...if its so top-secret, how come we know about it?

dean_acheson · 06-22-07, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by fatty

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

Robotic's, taking the fun out of flying

Going that fast at that seed is going to be hard to achive, and to stay stealthy is going to be near impossible. I don't envy the aircraft designers!

But do you need to stay stealthy at a speed that is faster and higher than almost any SAM in existence out there anyway? :hmm:

Sometimes we don't like to stir up diplomatic frustrations by allowing the specimens to know they're under the microscope

and even better, sometimes we do.

besides, nobody likes to admit, esp. tinpot dictators, that they CAN'T do anything about it.

Mush Martin · 06-20-07, 09:07 PM

assumably Scramjet and Unmanned , prior to SR71 they did a single
engine 3000 mph reconasaince drone.
It shows lineage with tacit blue I think
in the engine/body/tail config , Lifting body also, I think.

the suggestion of heat signature being problematic is interesting.
Diamond edges on a diamond shape might do. plus a cold air bypass
injection into the exhaust.

I think it may be detectable by a type of geo stationary sattelite and ground
station network of composite sensrs. in a Bi Static array.

06-20-07, 07:45 PM	#1
bradclark1 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Connecticut, USA. Posts: 2,794 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	An SR-72 in the works? Ten years after the Air Force retired the SR-71 spy plane, Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works appears to be back at work developing a new Mach-6 reconnaissance plane, sources said. http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/20...e_sr72_070617/

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JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	OK...my only problem...if its so top-secret, how come we know about it? __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home

06-20-07, 09:07 PM	#8
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	assumably Scramjet and Unmanned , prior to SR71 they did a single engine 3000 mph reconasaince drone. It shows lineage with tacit blue I think in the engine/body/tail config , Lifting body also, I think. the suggestion of heat signature being problematic is interesting. Diamond edges on a diamond shape might do. plus a cold air bypass injection into the exhaust. I think it may be detectable by a type of geo stationary sattelite and ground station network of composite sensrs. in a Bi Static array. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

06-20-07, 08:34 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	4000 mph ... wow. But unmanned? Where's the fun in that?