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If we're tossing out pie-in-the-sky dreams of retired airplanes we'd pay a lot of hypothetical money to fly on just once, and if military planes are fair game..
by myself248 6y ago
If we're tossing out pie-in-the-sky dreams of retired airplanes we'd pay a lot of hypothetical money to fly on just once, and if military planes are fair game...
...there's simply no competition for the Blackbird.
- dTal 6y agoSure there is. I'd go for an XB-70 Valkyrie. Nearly as fast, and a hell of a lot roomier.
- OJFord 6y agoI'm not sure about the Blackbird specifically, but I've been a few times to the Duxford air show and they always have sign-ups for 'long-retired military plane experience flights'. (And I could be wrong but I don't think it's Duxford-specific - seems like they're companies/organisations that do the rounds of similar air shows here & in North America at least.)
- m4rtink 6y agoA-12 ? ;-)
- myself248 6y agoThe A-12 and SR-71 are both considered Blackbirds. But the A-12 is a single-seater; only the trainer variants had a second sorta wedged in there. Yes, I know it's faster. Yes, that makes it cooler. But even in this flight of fancy, I don't imagine myself skilled enough to pilot an A-12 solo.
- dehrmann 6y agoNot quite the same, but you can buy a Starfighter.