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kleinbl00 · 4116 days ago · link · · parent · post: This is the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, and it is gorgeous
I recommend From Rainbow to Gusto, an exploration of all the designs that took the Skunk Works from the U-2 to the A-12. They started out with "Archangel 1" and came up with 11 other major designs (and several minor ones) before settling on Archangel 12, which became OXCART, which eventually became the SR-71. They're pretty crazy. I bought mine used off Amazon, the notes saying "some marks inside cover." Turns out "some marks" were a dedication by the author to Kelly Johnson's widow. Made my month. I mean, look at this. 1959, beyotch. http://up-ship.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/A-6-9-sma...