Tag: Blackbird

22 JAN

A Lockheed Martin executive hinted that the ultra-secret SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird’ may already exist

A Lockheed Martin executive recently hinted that the SR-72, the hypersonic successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, may already exist. The executive said that new design tools and more powerful computers created a “digital transformation” that helped bring about “the aircraft you see there” before he showed a slide of it. It’s still unclear whether the […]

12 JAN

Boeing unveils conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

Boeing Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird.  The jet would hit speeds of more than Mach 5 No one has committed to building it yet.  Boeing recently unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird, according to Aviation Week […]

22 OCT

Jason Battersby's TIE-X concept is the SR-72 Blackbird of The Empire

By now, we’re all clear on the concept of the double life, right? Well here’s another name for that roll call: Jason Battersby. The Canadian artist and designer grew up in Toronto, attended Umea Institute of Design in Sweden for his Masters in Transportation Design, and works in Munich – by day – as an […]