SR-71

Not that one it is an sr71 I believe that is a later modification


Canuck wrote:

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Glenn" wrote in message
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In this picture, a couple feet back on the chine on both sides, there
is a blunted, pushed in area on the chines. Almost looks like the
nose ran into a round hole in a wall, and dented the chines. Of
course, I doubt that happened.

What is the story with that? I had never noticed that on other models
of the 71. Is that damage, or a feature, and if it is a feature, what
is it designed to do - if you or someone knows?
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Jim in NC


The original aircraft from which the SR-71 sprang was the Lockheed A-11.
It then morphed into the YF-12. Finally, it became the SR-71. The A-11
and the YF-12A sported a different nose/chine configuration than what
you finally got to see on the SR_71.

Nick