The successor of the "black bird", whose official mark SR-71, will be a hypersonic spy plane that will be able to achieve a speed of five times the speed of sound.
The new plane will be able to reach the speed of five maha, an incredible 6.174 kilometers per hour
The company Boing presented the concept of a craft, the successor to the legendary Black Bird, which set the record in the speed of the aircraft in the mid-1970s, which is still in force today.
The successor of the "black bird", whose official mark SR-71, will be a hypersonic spy plane that will be able to achieve a speed of five times the speed of sound.
First tests
The five-mile speed is an incredible 6,174 kilometers per hour. The "Black Bird" in 1976 set records in speed and height. The plane, which was introduced in 1964, flew at a speed of 3.529 kilometers per hour, which is still the aviation record today. He flew at a height of 25,000 meters.
It will be very difficult to make an airplane that achieves a speed of five maha and larger. This spacecraft will have to be able to flee and flee itself. Higher speed requires the production of a larger engine - said Kevin Boukat, Chief Boeing for the development of hyper-spacecraft.
He confirmed that the new aircraft would be SR-72. Hypersonic technology involves a combined propulsion system that connects rocket technology and a supersonic jet engine. The first tests are expected in 2020.
Production in two phases
In Boeing, they plan to build the plant in two phases. The first is making a single-engine craft on the reputation of the F-16, and the second is the production of a twin-jet aircraft with a length of over 35 meters. In case missiles were fired on him, the Black Bird plane had a simple maneuver to avoid projectiles. The pilot would increase speed and height.
The new plane will be able to reach the speed of five maha, an incredible 6.174 kilometers per hour
The company Boing presented the concept of a craft, the successor to the legendary Black Bird, which set the record in the speed of the aircraft in the mid-1970s, which is still in force today.
The successor of the "black bird", whose official mark SR-71, will be a hypersonic spy plane that will be able to achieve a speed of five times the speed of sound.
