An SR-72? Lockheed Martin’s New Mach-6 Spy Plane

Ten years after the U.S. Air Force retired the SR-71 spy plane, Lockheed Martin’s legendary Skunk Works appears back at work developing a new Mach-6 reconnaissance plane, sources said.
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed’s Advanced Development Projects arm a top-secret contract to develop a stealthy 4,000-mph plane capable of flying to altitudes of about 100,000 feet, with transcontinental range. The plan is to debut the craft around 2020.
The new jet — being referred to by some as the SR-72 — is likely to be unmanned and, while intended for reconnaissance, it could eventually trade its sensors for weapons.
The Air Force is working on several programs to improve its global intelligence-gathering. Satellites offer global coverage, but the ones with the highest resolution operate on largely predictable orbits, and many countries have mastered the art of hiding from them. Moreover, China’s successful anti-satellite missile test in January hinted that U.S. satellites might become vulnerable.
The new aircraft would offer a combination of speed, altitude and stealth that could make it virtually impervious to ground-based missiles, sources said. Even the SR-71 is said to have evaded hundreds of missiles fired at it during its long career, although some aircraft sustained minor damage. But experts say enormous challenges remain. First, the SR-71’s top speed was about 2,200 mph. Pushing a plane at twice the speed in the thin air of the upper stratosphere would require exceptionally powerful engines. Second, friction at high speeds could reduce stealth.
“An aircraft with these characteristics could prove a potent response to anti-satellite weapons,” said Loren Thompson of the Lexington Institute. “If U.S. reconnaissance satellites were lost, an SR-72 could get to areas of interest quickly and provide persistent surveillance in place of the satellite.”
And don’t bother asking the Air Force or Skunk Works execs about their work. Neither is commenting and Skunk Works is skipping next week’s Paris Air Show.
“As a matter of policy, we don’t talk about classified programs — whether or not they exist,” said Lockheed’s Tom Jurkowsky.

Izvor!!!!!

Pre jedno deset godina jedan casopis iz Engleske je nudio 2500 funti nagrade za fotku tog aviona. To je bilo zato jer se proculo da je u toku jedne noci sleteo jedan kod njih. Ako se secas price sa mog foruma, gde je clan jedan oficir RAF-a, kada je kod njih sleteo SR-71 bilo je naredjeno da pucaju na svakog ko predje obelezenu crtu. Znaci nema pristupa. Analiticari tvrde da je avion YF-23 u stvari demonstrator za novi izvidjac. Razlog toj tvrdji lezi u cinjenici da su na njemu iskljucivo vrsena ispitivanja doleta a nista vezano za lovacka dejstva.

..................za deset godina sve če bit vodeno sa kompjuterima....

Ako je neko gledao film Terminator onda zna dokle sve to moze da dovede.

da ne otvaram novu temu stavit ču ovdje SR-71 se srušio.......

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kako su izgubili SR-71!!!!

Aha- a tvrdili kako nisu izgubili ni jedan  A inace taj D-21 je uveden za ispaljivanje tamo gde je jaka PVO... da se nisu mozda opekli pa ga brze bolje nisu uveli u opremu.

Odlicno drugar 

P.S. [sad ce se jave oni sto odlicno znaju da B-2 nije oboren...]

Pilot,vidim da pomno pratis ovaj deo foruma,i vidim da znas sve cinjenice...svaka cast,stvarno realno vodis debate...
paa,nisam znao da povlace iz sluzbe jedan od mojih omiljenih aviona...steta...kako je bio lep...inace,ja mrzim amere(naravno uz neke uslove,ne stici los utisak),ali sto se tice aviona,imaju lepu istoriju vojnog vazduhoplovstva...stvarno divan avion...i vrlo brz!kolko bese,3.2 maha?...jeste,tako nesto.inace,da znate,taj isti dizajn je bio i u filmu Xmen,samo sto tamo ima mod hover,sto u stvarnosti nije,ali svejedno,legenda i da kazem-gepard   od aviona!

Koje gorivo je taj avion koristio?

Gorivo- zvuci glupo ali mislim da je tecni ugljen dioksid... vrlo cudno bolje proveri ako imas gde. U stvari ima- evo mesta gde ioma da se nadju letacki uputi za njega:

http://www.sr-71.org/index.html

http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/index.htm

http://www.sr-71.org/aircraft/index.htm

http://www.sr-71.org/museums/index.htm

http://www.sr-71.org/photogallery/index.htm

http://www.sr-71.org/groomlake/index.htm

http://www.sr-71.org/links/index.htm

hkj- hvala na lepim recima 

Pilot,necu da kvarim zabavu,i ovo se ne odnosi na Sr72,ali pretpostavljam da znas da su skoro svi americki lovci nastali od pokradenih ruskih aviona...stvarno sramota...