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NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

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  1. brenw · · focus · HN ↗
    Hands down, the best looking plane that ever took to the skies.
    1. redfloatplane · · focus · HN ↗
      My preference is the XB-70 Valkyrie[0], one of the only other manned aircraft comparable to the SR-71 in my eyes. The droop nose, the incredible dropping wing tips, six engines… To me, the Valkyrie looks like the kind of plane you'd see in a Gundam anime series.

      Shout out also to the MiG-25 Foxbat[1]. While not a particularly beautiful aircraft, it's made of steel and could go Mach 3.2 if they didn't want to use it again.

      [0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie

      [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25

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