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Given that a warplane has not been developed so quickly since WW2, part of me wonders if there has recently been some development which has given the air force
by jjk166 6y ago
Given that a warplane has not been developed so quickly since WW2, part of me wonders if there has recently been some development which has given the air force a wartime sense of urgency. While it seems unlikely that we wouldn't hear anything about such a development, it also seemed unlikely that we wouldn't hear about a project like this.
- rmrfstar 6y ago[1] maybe. How do you counter a fast follower with a knack for getting onto your development network? Misdirection and rapid development would be my guess. [1] https://warisboring.com/collision-course-china-claims-f-22-and-rafale-have-no-chance-against-the-j-20/ https://warisboring.com/collision-course-china-claims-f-22-a...
- heelix 6y agoThey can if they need to... Both the U2 and the SR71 had a crazy short development time - months, not years. The history of both those aircraft from a build/design perspective is an amazing read. They knew the U2 would be obsolete for the original mission and got the blackbird in the air. Got to wonder if it is just significantly harder to hide things now than it was in the late 50's. Between satellites, cell phones, and globs of potential collaboration - it would be hard to keep something in the air a secret. http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/sr-71timeline.pdf http://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/sr-71timeline.pdf
- lokedhs 6y agoThe irony is that the U-2 is still in service while the SR-71 is decommissioned. This doesn't take away from your point of course, I just thought it was interesting.