2006-07-06 16:24:35 · 16 answers · asked by dan m 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
This question was posted about two months ago. Many people answered including my self. I saw a film about the Black Bird (SR71) It was flying over Russian airspace and they tried to shoot it down with a missal. The pilot dashed the controls and reported to base command he was passing mach 9. that is 9 times the speed of sound. So 9 times 720 = 6,480 mph. This film has never been shown again, the top speed of the SR71 is classified. Only Skunk Works and the US Government know the true speed this plane. Much slower than the space shuttle, with does about 17,000 mph on re- entry.
2006-07-06 16:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
A decent guess (since the answer is still very much classified) would be in the high region on mach 3 to 4. Just by a visual, it is pretty obvious the airframe of the fast Black Bird, would not take hypersonic speeds and the pilot stresses at that level could most probably have ruled out speeds above a 4.5. So I'm going with a high mach 3..like say, mach 3.7-ish.
2006-07-07 07:18:24 · answer #2 · answered by equinoctialstorm16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question was already answered above, but if you have a great intrest in the SR-71, a must read is Sled Drivers: Flying the world's fastest jet by Brian Shul who was an SR-71 pilot himself I read it a few years ago and it is awesome, lots of funny, scary, and impressive stories. Check it out if you get a chance.
2006-07-07 11:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by ERRRRRR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The SR-71 "Blackbird" is usually considered to have been the fastest "conventional" aircraft, with a sustained top speed of 3,529.56 km/h (2,188 mph). It was a manned aircraft powered by air-breathing engines, and was capable of taking off and landing unassisted on conventional runways.
2006-07-07 00:46:00 · answer #4 · answered by okmessageme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They admit to about 2000 MPH. Mach 3.3+ (Limit CIT of 427 degrees C)
2006-07-06 23:28:48 · answer #5 · answered by Not Tellin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not as fast as the guy going out the back-door when her husband comes in the front,... Mach 3+ that's all I remember.
2006-07-07 00:01:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mike's Mission Machines 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mach 3
2006-07-06 23:32:50 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mach 2
2006-07-06 23:27:25 · answer #8 · answered by demospool 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mach 3+
2006-07-06 23:43:36 · answer #9 · answered by But why is the rum always gone? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slightly faster than Mach 3. They're faster than both bullets and missiles?
2006-07-07 01:34:15 · answer #10 · answered by ODST 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋