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Yeah I've come to the conclusion that my answer is undoubtedly SR-71 Why: - Operated at 85,000 ft, at over Mach 3 (~2100 mph) - No SR-71 was ever shot down, because Mach 3 - 1 hour flight from SF to NYC - A special titanium body out of it from scratch for it - Absolutely bonkers https://warpcast.com/jayme/0xba21812e
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBVmYi7mkZM
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Guys Literally Only Want One Thing And It's Disgusting: Supersonic Flight
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Not sure if it's difficult to tell at this point, but I am a big fan of SR-71 blackbird
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Oh also they built this without: - the internet, stack overflow or google or chatgpt - no personal computers, no CAD, designs done by hand by drafters, calculations with slide rules - no 3D printing, no Jira, no Asana no GitHub - just good ol’ fashioned ingenuity So there is that
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The story of having to source the titanium from Russia just adds the whole lore around the thing: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp90b00170r000100080001-5
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RETVRN
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There is one at the Duxford museum in Cambridge, beautiful
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I hope you’ve gotten to see one IRL. They’re beautiful!
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It was DESIGNED to leak fuel out of the body panels at top speed because it’s fucking that badass
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You’re definitely picking the better option but I’d take an F-117. The Delorean of the skies.
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even more impressive in person. otherworldly, as if from another planet
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And the RS-72 looks gorgeous. Can’t wait for the 2025 test flight.
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Everything about it is crazy. It looks futuristic even by today's standards, even though it's 60 years old.
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The Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson has always had one of these on display for as long as I can remember. From the time I was a kid to when I took my own kids, it was the star attraction.
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"We did Nebraska in 7 1/2 minutes today. I think that's the best way to do Nebraska."
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Struck by how Russian this American plane looks - must be the red details
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