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SR-72: The Air Force’s New Hypersonic Bomber?
The SR-72 “Darkstar” is envisioned as a Mach-6, air-breathing ISR platform—but could it strike? -Hypersonic speed complicates ...
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Mach 6 ‘Miracle’ SR-72 Darkstar Has a Message for Russia or China
The SR-71 retired in 1999, but its rumored successor—the SR-72 “Darkstar”—keeps resurfacing. -Lockheed’s Skunk Works has ...
When "Top Gun: Maverick" begins, U.S. Navy aviator Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is working as a test pilot on the highly secret "Darkstar" project. The aircraft is a scramjet-powered ...
When an airframe is named in reference to the SR-71 Blackbird, you can expect that airframe to be fast. The SR-71 was a Cold War marvel, developed decades ahead of its time, to hit speeds in excess of ...
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