November 5, 201312 yr .... because, well because it's not released yet, and I'm not really qualified ... http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/04/lockheed-martin-skunkworks-to-build-successor-to-sr-71-blackbird/?intcmp=latestnews 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
November 5, 201312 yr Why is every new plane unmanned? It makes me angry if I'm going that fast what is possibly going to shoot me down. A pilot to a plane is like water to a fish ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
November 5, 201312 yr A pilot to a plane is like water to a fish While I'm with you on this issue, the sorta sad truth is that in this age of accelerating technology and computers, pilots are, in some scenarios, removable. Now I'm not saying that airline pilots will cease to exist, I think it'll be a cold day in hell when I or anyone else climbs aboard a 787 without any pilots, but the thing is in some industries (namely the defensive ones) sometimes a pilot is more of a hindrance than a benefit. The SR-71 pilots had to wear space suits when they flew, and while it didn't hinder their ability to fly the airplane too much, the fact that they were that close to the edge somewhat limited the airplane itself. This new Blackbird can fly insanely high without worrying about oxygen systems, accelerate at ridiculous rates without worrying about G-loading, and spend hours and hours airborne without having to deal with pilot fatigue. The other thing is that these aircraft are more capable of operating in our environment than some think. I fly near an AFB where they do extensive testing of drone aircraft, and I've flown right above Predators and Global Hawks in the traffic pattern. They fly a box and land just like everyone else. The final and most crucial benefit of course is that were anything to go wrong with the aircraft in a catastrophic way, at these huge speeds an air frame failure would result in the aircraft and it's poor pilot being effectively vaporized. We reduce half of that risk by removing the pilot. I don't like it either, but it's the way of the future, so we kind of need to get used to it. Elijah HoytCFI, CFII, CMEL, CSEL, CSES, IFR
November 6, 201312 yr Hmm... Kinda weird to announce/reveale a *spy*plane 10 years before it's even flying.. :huh: But that could be just me :Hypnotized: Lukas "TIN TIN -=9th Shrek=-" Mathijsen
November 6, 201312 yr Hmm... Kinda weird to announce/reveale a *spy*plane 10 years before it's even flying.. :huh: But that could be just me :Hypnotized: Backtrack a bit and this will probably kill a few old UFO reports. :lol: We are all connected..... To each other, biologically...... To the Earth, chemically...... To the rest of the Universe atomically. Devons rig Intel Core i5 13600K @ 5.1GHz / G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB Series Ram 64GB / GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GAMING OC 12G Graphics Card / Sound Blaster Z / Meta Quest 2 VR Headset / Klipsch® Promedia 2.1 Computer Speakers / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q ‑ 27" IPS LED Monitor ‑ QHD / 1x Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB / 2x Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB / 1x Samsung - 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe / 1x Samsung 980 NVMe 1TB / 2 other regular hd's with up to 10 terabyte capacity / Windows 11 Pro 64-bit / Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX Motherboard LGA 1700 DDR5
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