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That's one fantastic model of my favorite plane. Have to make one correction though. The article implies an attack aircraft. The SR-71 is a spy plane and never
by jameskilton 12y ago
That's one fantastic model of my favorite plane.
Have to make one correction though. The article implies an attack aircraft. The SR-71 is a spy plane and never carried any weapons.
- jonah 12y agoWell, there was the YF-12. (Though the model in question is not this two-seat variant which saw testing as an interceptor though was never fielded.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12
- z303 12y agoThe model in the video look more like an A-12 (earlier CIA version of the SR-71) to me. They flew with bare metal and black leading edges and were single seat. The YF-12A looked different, the chines didn't extend all the way to the nose and had a ventral fin
- jonah 12y agoYup, A-12 as the title of the Youtube video states.