Museum of Aviation - 1st time seeing a SR-71 Blackbird in person. 

I have seen the SR-71 at the National Museum of the USAF in Dayton, OH. It's hard to believe this mighty reconnaissance aircraft was classified. Fun fact, the orginal name of this plane was RS-71 when president JFK mistakenly called it the SR-71... but instead of telling the president the mistake he made... Lockheed's Skunkworks actually changed all documentation to actually rename it SR-71. Also, there was a lesser known single seat variant designated A-12 along with a prototype high altitude interceptor known as the YF-12... there even was a mothership version for the equally classified reconnaissance drone that I saw at the Grissom Air Museum in Peru, IN known as the M-21/D-21, but all those planes were known universally as Blackbirds.

If i remember, the SR-71 was built with Titanium rather than conventional aircraft aluminum. The engines, the Pratt and Whitney J58 were known as turbo-ramjets. The Blackbirds was designed in response to the USSR shooting down a U-2 Dragon Lady. Plus, to put the engines in comparison... the J58s produced more power than 45 diesel Locomotives or the biggest Atlantic liner ever built. And I would say hell yeah for more videos of this museum. Aviation always has been a strong interest for me... i even volunteer at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA.

It a thing of pure beauty... highly recommend journeying over to space camp in Huntsville Alabama and Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton Ohio...

Awesome…..!!!! Just plain awesome….!!! Thanks Jay for sharing this …..the SR71 is one of the “skunk works” greatest accomplishment for sure….. 💯👍🏻

This was great. I like how you've added different content recently. Looking forward to more like it, plus the RC cars!

Thank you 🙏, for the field trip Jay. ❤ me some ✈ 👍💯🔥✌🖖

What a machine! There is something awesome about the size of the thing and all that power just to propel 2 people around

Was my childhood favorite. Made several plastic models of this plane growing up. So unique and super cool looking. I still have an unopened kit sitting in my closet today.😁😁

That was so cool you showing us this I was very fascinated jet planes they had during that time😁👊🤙🤙👍👍

Took my dad to March Field Air Museum in Riverside CA, they have the SR-71 on the ground...with stairs leading to the cockpit....it was Awesome ! I don't think my jaw closed, the whole time I was soaking in that beautiful Skunk Works machine.

Literally on my bucket list to see this thing in person, "never going to happen" to sit in the cockpit even if just for a few seconds

When I graduated from Air Force basic there was one on the parade field. It talked about how it leaked until it reached Mach 1. Amazing tech for it’s time.

F86 Saber was my favorite. SR71 and P51 mustang a favorite as well

Awesome 😎

So cool to see in person, if you’re ever near Dayton OH pay a visit to the National Air Force museum, one of the best in the country. And it’s free. Hopefully you stopped at Buc ees while in Warner Robins 👍🏼

Check out the one in Dayton, OH. Well worth the trip.

Seriously cool! 👍😁

I enjoyed your enthusiasm. My grandad worked at LTV on parts of B2. Also parts of spacesuits.

Amazing plane but imagine what they got in the works

Ive seen one of these in New York on the aircraft carrier 👌,some years ago now🤔

Wow I never seen that before but I’ve seen a Bell AH-1Z Viper in Hawaii 1 time

NY to London in 1h54min... Boom 😅😅😅

Hey Jay, Ready Set RC just dropped a vid on the Sketer you might want to check out. 🙏👍✌🖖🛸🚀

Not only did they design it with no computers but they didn't even really use calculators back then.

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