It first appeared in 1966,as anyone any details as to its use now or maybe its successor.Would appreciate your full details please.
2006-09-05 13:17:29 · 14 answers · asked by realdolby 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
From what i know, its already not in use for the military forces but its station in the museum for people to look at it.As now more high tech military aircraft comparable to the blackbird are like unmanned aircraft, whereby its safer for the soldiers as they don't have to be on the aircraft and just a touch of few controller its able to fly and achieve its mission just as well as the black bird. Its also relatively smaller in size whereby it can fly on certain height undetected by the enemy radar. The blackbird, however, was once a confidential project was used by the American air force to do surveillance on other countries potential military power and military bases.The aircraft fly at amazing heights and the jets are very powerful, flying at many times the speed of sound.
2006-09-06 02:16:13 · answer #1 · answered by zenmie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
up until about 1999 the blackbird had been used by NASA to conduct high speed experimental flights to determine the characteristics of the air and the aircraft when flying at high speeds. But the last blackbird retired in 2002
2006-09-08 07:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by stu_xraptor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked on one at Eglin AFB in the late 60's.... awesome aircraft. As already stated, most are in museums now.
2006-09-05 13:40:33 · answer #3 · answered by FullMast 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't in service anymore as the military have satellites that can do the same job as this plane.
It was fantastic I have to agree and so glad I managed to get to see it fly once.
2006-09-05 13:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by Gavin T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few are around only at airshows but not flying in miltary uses
2006-09-08 05:57:42 · answer #5 · answered by BUDDXX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was based in Cyprus , we used to watch her land and take off, what an aircraft, if you can't see her , she is still there!
2006-09-06 06:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by DAVID W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All are either retired in museums, or are the one or two used by NASA for research.
2006-09-05 14:06:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jerry L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are no SR-71 still flying as the cost to keep them in the air became too large.
2006-09-07 17:21:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After it was retired by the USAF it was used by NASA. I don't think they still use it though
2006-09-07 01:51:51 · answer #9 · answered by weejon70 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a beautifully restored one in Michigan.
2006-09-06 15:31:05 · answer #10 · answered by Drew K. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋