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NASA mysteriously trying to pull world’s fastest plane, SR-71 Blackbird, out of retirement — and won’t say why (nypost.com)
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Seeing Blackbird fly again after all these years would be incredible. I'd love to know what NASA has planned for it.

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[–] 18 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Who cares why - this plane is so fucking awesome it’s an end unto itself.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Grandpa watched The Right Stuff last night, for the love of god someone disable his line to the Pentagon.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    No, “grandpa” grew up reading the X-Men and later learned what a marvelous piece of extreme engineering this plane actually is. I’ve seen variants at aerospace museums. They are truly beautiful to behold.

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