SR-71 Blackbird with Kelly Johnson

[SkEtChSkEtCh9384]

brightlights456X *which one can do mach 3 plus*

[brightlights456X]

Concorde or SR-71

Which is better?

[1001AMV]

This can't be that hard to make only 7500 credits and a 7 kill streak?

[taby448]

kelly fingered someone she exploded :l

[skordijhl]

he didn't call it the SR-71, he called it the RS-71. it costs thousands for just a little slip up in a speech made by the pres.

[gijoe989]

sr71 blackbird -gijoe989.

[EndofDays213]

Idc about him or anythings I love his design

[kevenater]

PURE GENIUS!!!! Any of you that have $23,000 I can get you a joyride in one that is flown occasionally still.

[beeroosterm]

@kevenater Bullshit. Not even close....

[LoadManCummith]

What's even more impressive is that Johnson was able to do all of this while respecting budget constraints AND time constraints (save the engine, delayed by P&W by a few months). I believe the whole project cost in the 10's of millions, whereas other concepts at the time that never went to see deployment went to the 100's of millions. Not to mention that it was such a verstatile design (from the A-12) that it spawned the Blackbird and two other aircraft. The right man in the right place & time.

[biblethumper616]

My dad and i worked for him. And was his friend.

[pfeitosa]

Thanks, uploader!

[jeridHawaii]

something to think about....nothing (technology wise) came close to what went into this plane for another 20 years....no computers, very little ( for an advancement of this magnitude) testing problems meaning it was almost right the first few go rounds ( unheard of, look up jet engine testing the germans did, or combustion motors) and 4 or so unheard of technologys rolled out in very little time....no way. they got the technology from something else. to much to fast.

[itsallgood9009]

We did not have a supersonic aircraft when we came out of Korea. The first supersonic aircraft was the F-100 Super Saber. In 1957/58 we were trying to take the F-100 (as heavy as it was) Mach 1. How did we then take the YF-11 (or A-11) Mach 3 in 1959? And how was the SR-71 the size of a sparrow on a radar screen? (At a time when we did not even know what radar cross section was?). You may indeed be onto something, Jerid.

[Nickmuzi]

LOL i thought Kelly was a girl before i went on this video

[GelandnaleG]

C:BDMYIFAVORITEBELLY) - TIMECNN

3:24pm Wednesday (CDT) - Time in M

C:BDMYIFAVORITEBELLY) - TIMECNN

[Kiraina]

This thing is still an icon of aeronautical engineering ever 50 years after it was conceived. If Kelly Johnson wasn't a genius, then I don't know who is. Not to mention it was designed with a slide ruler and paper. I'm starting to think that reliance on computers to do all of the hard work is really holding us back today in the innovation department.

[beeroosterm]

@Kiraina Computers are our friends, and by the way, Johnson had plenty of access to them - and used them as well. Read Ben Rich's book "Skunk Works" for details. And what is holding us back is the fact that the Blackbird flew very close to the melting point of its metals; NO plane is going to fly much faster (sustained speed) no matter the design.

[sla165]

@beeroosterm А что за книга то?

[beeroosterm]

@sla165 Вы должны писать на английском или предоставить перевод Вашего вопрос с помощью "Google Translate".

[GelandnaleG]

4:07am Monday (CDT) - Time in M

[trespire]

Thank you Kelly Johnson for protecting the free world, so we could live today as we do. Your draghtmans board was mightier than the sword.

[petesol206]

Kelly Johnson was undoubtedly one of the greatest aircraft designers of all time.He remains a legend,and a tribute to the USA.

[lighterinthestorm]

@petesol206 he used a shiet of paper and a pencil to make this plane..

[Vykuk123]

@lighterinthestorm Thats how masters work. From michelangelo to Kelly Johnson , From sketch to Masterpiece :D

[thkig5n]

@petesol206  agreee

[jeremysena]

Kelly Johnson was a genius.  1958 what?

[bendikvalen]

wow man !!!!

[ac3jc]

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