SR-71 Blackbird was designed in the late 1950’s early 60’s and flew for the first time in ’62
“In late 1957, the CIA approached the defense contractor Lockheed to build an undetectable spy plane. The project, named Archangel, was led by Kelly Johnson, head of Lockheed’s Skunk Works unit in Burbank, California. The work on project Archangel began in the second quarter of 1958, with aim of flying higher and faster than the U-2. Of 11 successive designs drafted in a span of 10 months, “A-10″ was the front-runner, although its shape made it vulnerable to radar detection. After a meeting with the CIA in March 1959, the design was modified to reduce its radar cross-section by 90%. On 11 February 1960, the CIA approved a US$96 million (~$758 million in 2023) contract for Skunk Works to build a dozen A-12 spy planes.”
CrundleTamer on
I do wonder if they could’ve made a Sky Crane work back in the 50s
TruthAboutHeight on
This is pretty much the reason as to why there is a suspicion that the lunar landing was fake.
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SR-71 Blackbird was designed in the late 1950’s early 60’s and flew for the first time in ’62
“In late 1957, the CIA approached the defense contractor Lockheed to build an undetectable spy plane. The project, named Archangel, was led by Kelly Johnson, head of Lockheed’s Skunk Works unit in Burbank, California. The work on project Archangel began in the second quarter of 1958, with aim of flying higher and faster than the U-2. Of 11 successive designs drafted in a span of 10 months, “A-10″ was the front-runner, although its shape made it vulnerable to radar detection. After a meeting with the CIA in March 1959, the design was modified to reduce its radar cross-section by 90%. On 11 February 1960, the CIA approved a US$96 million (~$758 million in 2023) contract for Skunk Works to build a dozen A-12 spy planes.”
I do wonder if they could’ve made a Sky Crane work back in the 50s
This is pretty much the reason as to why there is a suspicion that the lunar landing was fake.