Canon EOS 5D Mark II
ƒ/4
17 mm
1/40
2500

This jet intake nose retracts 2.5 ft. as the plane comes up to speed — Mach 3. Cruising at 85K feet, it could fly over international waters and take sideways photos of military ports with a resolution capable of resolving license plates. It holds a loop of 2.5 miles of wide film in the belly.

A product of the Lockheed Skunkworks (named for the foul smell coming from the neighboring chemical plant).

6 responses to “SR-71 Blackbird”

  1. I have seen the SR-71 at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon. What a thrill to see in in person.

  2. yes! and from above IMG_9692 and belowTrying to shoot down the SR-71 with my Canon

  3. Still one of the best designs…

  4. Made it’s lead designer Kelly Johnson cry during a low level fly by even after Kelly was probably mostly senile. One bad-ass bird. 10-Electra, P-38, L-049 Constellation, F-104, C-130, U2, and JetStar were all under his direction (to name a few).

  5. I wonder how long it’ll be before we can visit the Udvar-Hazy Center to see the first Mars Colonial Transport.

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