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The fastest "real aircraft" was the SR-71, and it was already ridiculously expensive to keep it running at just above Mach 3. The program was cancelled due to c
by H8crilA 3y ago
The fastest "real aircraft" was the SR-71, and it was already ridiculously expensive to keep it running at just above Mach 3. The program was cancelled due to costs, too expensive for what it was providing in the age of cheaper and better satellites. We (as in humans) couldn't even keep the expensive Concorde going, and the Concorde was delivered free of charge to British Airways and Air France. This project is just a wild dream.
- micah94 3y agoIt's ridiculous what they had to do to even approach Mach 3. I read the SR-71 would leak fuel during take off and flight. It was intentionally loosely held together. When it went supersonic the metal would basically melt shut. Would like to know how the Stargazer folks have addressed this. Have they built it out of one solid piece of metal like a UFO?