SR-71 YF-12 Lockheed Blackbird

[gamerbwoi]

"The two engines produce more thrust than the engines of the queen mary".. Well fucking stick a couple on the bow! Shit.. Then we'd have a boat!

[khaled5191]

Nice

[spadana1]

SR71 can photograph the plate number of a car while flying at 80,000 feet with a speed of 2,000 miles/hr that gets it from NY to London in only 1hr and 55min! A true feat of engineering.

[USSWISCONSIN64]

The blackbird is awesome. Only bird that is black enough to be called.......The Blackbird. :)

[TheSolarmike]

J 58 Pratt and whitney and jp 7 fuel + Tiatanium = an engineering masterpiece!

[proud2beaguy]

Our SR-71 is in the air.

[ossanabri]

You should give your best to God no to war!

[Mexiger29enel2009]

This is endeed one of the greatest aircraft ever conceived, I have no trouble imagining a few twitches here and there to this aircraft to even make it a space flying vehicle, ¿ Can you imagine that ? an aircraft capable of taking off like a conventional air craft, climbimg up to the stratosphere, carrying perhaps some small outboard SRB's to complete the speed and shinfting into low orbit flight, do a low orbit flight recon pass ( even a space station docking ) then landing as a normal aircraft

[harris3693]

@HeildemKrieg So the SR-71 is russian? well, that is business for ya, why didn't they just have left the USSR alone, that way they can build enough of these to later form a exec jet version of these beasts!!!

[SImonK1996]

The A-12 was actually better, Kelly Johnson even admitted it later. The A12 could fly higher and slightly faster but nobody heard of it, it was a secretive project by the CIA. google sr71 vs a12 and you'll see what i mean.

[guivmjcpv]

X - man



[millionairmilo]

it says area 51 theres a plane from a other planet

[jcostello117]

Too cool its a shame that the future has given up on mach 3 planes. The concord should have turned all aircrafts into supersonic, and the sr71 should have made all fighter jets mach 3 capable for the sake of science.

[sitekilla]

2:07 spy plane from black ops

[samxray73]

i love this jet

[StiviGun1]

The YF-12 interceptor is, unfortunately, one of the many projects that were canceled because of the corruption in the US military. They rather focused the funds to the bloody Vietnam war than on development of useful weapons systems. And, unfortunately, this type of corruption has risen during the '90s and is now a big and destructive element in the US military. If nothing is done about this, the US will lose its military superiority very soon. And then, it will be toast.

[Shin0u]

Sr-71, Concorde... 2 monsters of the 60's.. they will not lazy me, never.

Thx TJDOZIER1 for this fantastic vidz ^^

[no1DdC]

@junmiguel2007 This ariplane was introduced years before the first usable surveillance satellites. But after the successful introduction of unmanned, long-living and highly reliable satellites, this expensive airplane has just become obsolete.

Of course, your comparison to the ENTIRELY DIFFERENT F22 is just ridiculous. This is not a fighter jet, although there was an armed version. It lacks the maneuverability and durability of a fighter jet - just because the purpose was a very different one.

[OntarioRailfan1996]

They made a mistake in this video, they said that the SR-71 was all original, no copying or using ideas from other aircraft. Most of the manufactoners came from Avro aircraft maufactioners in Canada, which was prevously working on the CF-105 Avrow Arrow, after the program got scraped most of the engineers went to Lockheed and then the engines, desing plans went all into the blackbird.

[r1cw]

@OntarioRailfan1996 The Avro engine was never used for the SR-71. The j57 was used in the F-105 the U-2 and a few others but not the SR. The J57 was used in the yf-12 as a stop gap until the j58 was finished. The j58 was a very different engine and designed to be most efficient at a cruising speed of mach 3.2. Both engines were a pratt & whitney design. As for the arrow, it is a sad story when politics kill great planes like that.

[wwclay86]

@OntarioRailfan1996 wrong. thers no connection between the arrow and the blackbird. other than maybe some enginners and designers. the technology of the two planes are like night and day. i will agree that the arrow was an advanced fighter/ interceptor, and one of my favorite planes, but saying the blackbird was based off of it is not correct.....

[aracaen]

imagine actually being part of the legendary skunk works team, damn i envy everyone there

[redtail5]

proud to live in the sr71's sister city

[MrJai800]

to be honest i fucking love this plane. THANK YOU AMERICA for designing this wonderful plane!!!! Like u-2 i love that too

[thisguyoverhere1]

NO REVERSE ENGINEERED ALIEN TECHNOLOGY HERE BOYS!!

[thisguyoverhere1]

At 4:20 the narrator says that EVERY PART OF THE PLANE (literally, the technology and 100% of the materials) was INVENTED "...there and then. Not copied, or borrowed from something previously done." WTF?? That is so coincidental that Lockheed Martin would include that reinforcing tidbit after hearing Edgar Fouche's testimonies. Holy shiiiiii

[harryfmk]

It stops for a midair refueling because it leaks fuel ludicrously quickly at ground level so it takes off with hardly anything left in the tank.

[beeroosterm]

@harryfmk Actually, they take off with a really light load of fuel to keep airframe stresses to a minimum in case they need to land quickly. Leakage is relatively minimal. They'd take off with a light load, run it fast for a short time to get some heat in the airframe and seal up the tanks and then top it off.

[triathlete77]

sexy sexy bird...

[Heathh49008]

The Mach 6 claims are a bit ridiculous.

If you understand supersonic aircraft, and that the J58-p4 engines couldn't ingest supersonic air... then you understand why at a bit under Mach 4... depending upon density/altitude, the engine would "UN-start" and smack the pilots head against the canopy.

Everyone loves to dream about secret capabilities, it gives us pride and a sense of wonder.

[beeroosterm]

@Heathh49008 The Blackbirds and their variants using the J-58 engine were limited by the compressor inlet temps, with a maximum of 427 degrees Celsius. Anything higher would soften the blades. The fastest I ever read about these things going was in the area of Mach 3.5 for a very short time in ideal conditions - and under great stress...

[Heathh49008]

@beeroosterm The metallurgy is another factor as well.

I understand why people would like to think it was faster... there is wonder and romance in those thoughts.

If it makes them feel better, SCRAM jets and new materials can make those dreams a reality.

If only we had Kelly Johnson....

[beeroosterm]

@Heathh49008 Yes, there wasn't much speed left after Mach 3.5 in terms of metallurgy. I believe the quartz windshield might have been running near its limit as well. It was a highly tuned machine running at the limit...

[NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE]

I've heard these things could top mach 6 at high altitude?!

[BlackbirdSpecOps]

@NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE

It's not physically possible to do in the SR-71. The engines are just not able to get that high. Maybe mach 3.4 is the best it can do.

[NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE]

@BlackbirdSpecOps I think it is if the air is thin enough to reduce the drag, one went from here in the UK to California in under 4 hrs. I could be wrong though.

[NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE]

@NAP0LE0NDYNAM1TE P.S. I know that doesn't equate to mach 6 but I'll try to find a relevent video if pssible.

[LeBartman]

aurora is still under development, until it is a full proof plane, this is still the king and has been for forty years

[C2LelouchViBrittania]

hmmm...it looks like the sr-72 but more slower

[biggee316]

Like the SR-71 was secret for almost 15 years, i think the Aurora has been doing it's thing for years too

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

what we know only as the Aurora is possibly the most astounding development for over 20 or more years now. I would like to see it though haha.

[ytvvtyytv]

The MiG-31 and 25 can infact shoot down a blackbird, combining the engine killing(negative but dont mind that for now)mach 3.2+ engines with the mach 4.5 performance of aa missiles, the momentum of the planes makes the missiles go even faster and therefore, shooting down a Blackbird. you can also chase it down with a missile and then intercept it from the front using a MiG and killing it

[cncdude1]

*ytvvtyytv*

"The momentum of the planes makes the missiles go even faster"

Partly true...But the missile still has to be able to fly at a sustained speed and altitude to get there, Even with the jump start it would still "run out of gas". It has been told that the soviets tried repeatedly to shoot one down, but no luck so far. Mach 3 is only what they tell us. Although it would be cool to really know what it does.

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

mach 3 wouldn't generate enough temperature for what the aircraft is rated for. I honestly believe the sr71 flew well beyond mach 3 at 80000 feet.

[ihatejadeturner]

the mig could be run down in a dive by old style American fighters in the Korean war? the blackbird is FASTER THEN A BULLET! the Russians shot more then a 1000 surface to air missles at it over the course of the war..not one ever came close.

[ptflats]

@ytvvtyytv If they could have they would have

[ptflats]

if they could have then they would have

[beeroosterm]

@ytvvtyytv Nope. Sorry - you're wrong. The Mig-25 cannot sustain Mach 3.2 without destroying the engines, and in fact, the scenario you propose was tried and failed miserable. There's a You Tube video with a former Mig pilot who describes trying to shoot down an SR-71 with a group of Mig-25's and failing miserably. Too fast, too high, and their technology was for shit.

[craviola880]

GREAT footage! Nice to see the F-12, the coolest looking of all the Blackbirds.

Christian

[jtdevil50]

I love the fact that the part showing Kelly Johnson, if you look at the bottom of the blackboard it says "Area 51". I thought that place doesn't exist. ha ha...good to know that a machine that is almost from another world, was tested at a area that doesn't exist.

[TJDOZIER1]

"Area 51" shows up on maps. It's just a grid marking from an old military survey. everybody knows about area 51. The Soviets have been overflying area 51 with satellites for some 40 years about every 96 minutes. I think the real secrets are buried under a corn field in Iowa or on some remote pacific island or somewhere like that. Area 51 is not really that big a deal. I think the government is laughing about it as a tool of mis-information and mis-direction myself.

[jtdevil50]

I have heard the story about how area 51 came about, Kelly Johnson and the Gov needing a test area that was well away from anything else, and that the area was part of the range used for nuclear testing (not area 51 but the range itself). It was just a joke because at the time of the film of Mr. Johnson I'm sure that area was still considered top secret and wasn't acknowledged by the gov. Sorry for the confusion.

[dionstrezlecki]

Bob Lazar and John Lear have some super interesting info about area 51

[LOLDISNEYLAND]

true! I think the real think tank bases are very very well hidden.

[aracaen]

@TJDOZIER1 probably are doing that, real place of inpoertance is probably somewhere so ordinary and ignoble that even some parts of the government have forgotten about it

[Freesoler01]

@TJDOZIER1 Area 51 is also known as Groom Lake. It's a Top Secret military research center in the Nevada desert north of Las Vegas. The base itself is known today, but what they are actually working on at Groom Lake is still as mysterious today as it was in the 1950's when the base was first built. The few planes developed there, that we know of are now either retired (like the F-117 Nighthawk), or close to it. Knowing the base exists doesn't tell you what they are working on.

[elkranch]

@elkranch ..The B-2 Spirit, one of the darkest projects in USAF history, was flight tested at EdwardsNorth...not Area 51......Peace

[500205]

@TJDOZIER1 89min. not 96 :)

[jtdevil50]

22 months to create the greatest jet ever made!!!! Unfriggen real! The singularly most beautiful and badass plane the ever was or will be.

[tasoscorsair]

that man named Kelly Johnson was a great man and even more, a great engineer.

that aircraft is indead the best aircraft ever built

[TJDOZIER1]

Yes he was, I met him as a boy, my dad worked with Kelly Johnson on the F-104 Starfighter flight test program.

[darkhound891]

@TJDOZIER1 lucky sob