WE WANT A SR-71!

[LitterBug]

Will be watching this one. Are you shooting for a flying it in the gym?

Plausible.... but may be more realistic to find a field house.

 

[L Edge]

Nano A-12 anyone?? Just recieved some nano brushed ESCs. Tiny whoop motor for size/scale
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While you design, a good library book to read. Kelly Johnson, Sr-71 flights and problems.

Speed The life of a Test Pilot and birth of an American Icon
Bob Gilliland and Keith Dunnavant

Foreward by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberg

 

[LitterBug]

Plausible.... but may be more realistic to find a field house.

My thought is to use props out the front of the "cone" rather than edf... I also have nano servos for elevons...

 

[L Edge]

My thought is to use props out the front of the "cone" rather than edf... I also have nano servos for elevons...

I am going for the other EZ V2 where I am using only the differential thrust and throttle to see if it flies. The prop version with elevons should go. Edf version's is were the problems lie.

In the book, they talk about flying the A-12.

 

[Mr Man]

To be fair, while the original thing is a technical marvel, I don’t believe a foam model will be much fun.

The original was designed to cruise at high speed for long periods of time, that’s something that cannot be easily replicated for a model.

More serious, with that design, maneuverability will probably be an issue. And even if it flies, it will not have much presence in the air.

It’s not supposed to fly scale!😂

 

[Burnhard]

It’s not supposed to fly scale!😂

No Mach 3 in the backyard? There is a really great video from Nickolas Means on YouTube on how the SR 71 was developed and the limitations they had to deal with.

 

[Mr NCT]

No Mach 3 in the backyard? There is a really great video from Nickolas Means on YouTube on how the SR 71 was developed and the limitations they had to deal with.

What a great video, thanks!

 

[Mr NCT]

What a great video, thanks!

My all time favorite SR-71 video by Brian Shul:

 

[Burnhard]

My all time favorite SR-71 video by Brian Shul:

That’s an inspiring story! Thanks for posting!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

It’s about time Flite Test built one, (I know there are similar threads, but want to get the word out.) Pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaasse Flite test, Make a FT SR-71.

This thing is cool! I wonder if you could make something like it with foam board

 

[Tench745]

Since we're posting links, I gotta share this talk about the Skunkworks and the developments that led to the SR-71.

 

[Piotrsko]

Idunno, there were typically 2 sets of cutting edge places like the skunk works, one public, one you didn't know. For example there was a sub basement at building 12 hughes clever city, they built the wobbling goblin alongside the stuff at Palmdale, TRW had employees everywhere and teams trying to mislead all over. Macdac even had odd stuff at the long beach airport next to their production facilities for the DC9. Even had places in high bay bldg 350 HAC that I wasn't allowed to be in even with my clearances and a need to be there. You patiently waited outside until what you were after came out to you.

 

[Jo's squadron]

I found a guy that built a SR-71 on Youtube. his channel... JT Flach.

 

[cyclone3350]

Idunno, there were typically 2 sets of cutting edge places like the skunk works, one public, one you didn't know. For example there was a sub basement at building 12 hughes clever city, they built the wobbling goblin alongside the stuff at Palmdale, TRW had employees everywhere and teams trying to mislead all over. Macdac even had odd stuff at the long beach airport next to their production facilities for the DC9. Even had places in high bay bldg 350 HAC that I wasn't allowed to be in even with my clearances and a need to be there. You patiently waited outside until what you were after came out to you.

I've wonder what is in the we don't know pile that might be out there creating plasma trails and ionizing the skies. I think it was 10yrs before Have Blue was made public.

 

[Mr Man]

I found a guy that built a SR-71 on Youtube. his channel... JT Flach.

Nice! Can't wait to se the finished result!