Boeing unveils conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird

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January 12, 2018 10:36 PM

The future generation concept would be able to hit speeds of more than Mach 5.

Boeing unveiled a conceptual model for a hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird.
The jet would hit speeds of more than Mach 5
No one has committed to building it yet.

Boeing recently unveiled a conceptual model for a new hypersonic jet that would replace the SR-71 Blackbird, according to Aviation Week Aerospace Daily.

The conceptual model was displayed at the

The "airplane concept and associated technology are targeted for a hypersonic ISR (reconnaissance)/strike aircraft that would have the same type of mission as the SR-71," Boeing spokeswoman Sandra Angers told Business Insider in an emailed statement. "In that sense it could be a future replacement for the SR-71."

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