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Former SR-71 engineer talks NASA's Blackbird revival program

110 points · 76 comments · rkagerer

  1. burnt-resistor · · focus · HN ↗
    Neither the SR-71 nor F-14 will fly again without significant funding, and not for any economically-viable use.

    The SR-71 won't because there's no JP-7 supplier, no flyable KC-135T, and no parts.

    1. pjmlp · · focus · HN ↗
      No Top Gun movie series then. :)
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