> Hard to believe that the SR-71 is almost 50 years old and it's still the fastest plane in the world.
Its not really that surprising -- survivability through sheer speed seems to have been largely abandoned in favor of focussing largely on stealth (see, B-2 Spirit vs. B-1 Lancer).
With the motivation for pouring money into moar speed gone, you stop getting moar speed.
Its not really that surprising -- survivability through sheer speed seems to have been largely abandoned in favor of focussing largely on stealth (see, B-2 Spirit vs. B-1 Lancer).
With the motivation for pouring money into moar speed gone, you stop getting moar speed.