'SR-71 "Blackbird"

The A-12/SR-71 has to be the most beautiful aircraft that the US has ever made. The Spitfire and XP-67 also fall on my most beautiful aircraft. The YF-23 is prob the newest aircraft I could have on my list.
 
An RAF EE Lightning pilot told of seeing a futuristic, huge, black jet near him when returning from an op, but it had USAF flashes on the tail so he assumed it was friendly. The US pilot saw him, firewalled the throttles and disappeared leaving the Lightning (no slouch itself) for dead.

Back at debriefing no-one believed him - for about seven years! Then Uncle Sam just mentioned a Mach 3 capable recon jet...
 
hairyspin said:
An RAF EE Lightning pilot told of seeing a futuristic, huge, black jet near him when returning from an op, but it had USAF flashes on the tail so he assumed it was friendly. The US pilot saw him, firewalled the throttles and disappeared leaving the Lightning (no slouch itself) for dead.

Back at debriefing no-one believed him - for about seven years! Then Uncle Sam just mentioned a Mach 3 capable recon jet...
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Yeah the EE Lightning was a superb aircraft! I can't remember where I heard it, but I remember reading a story about a Lightning pilot giving a U-2 pilot quite a scare by climbing up and flying fairly close to him. At the time the USAF (or maybe just the U-2 pilot) didn't realize that the Lightning could fly that high.
 
argo147 said:
Yeah the EE Lightning was a superb aircraft! I can't remember where I heard it, but I remember reading a story about a Lightning pilot giving a U-2 pilot quite a scare by climbing up and flying fairly close to him. At the time the USAF (or maybe just the U-2 pilot) didn't realize that the Lightning could fly that high.
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It actually came descended to intercept him! :)


Here's the full story... http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforu...ting-again....&p=459838&viewfull=1#post459838
 
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