How Many SR-71s Can You Count In This Photo

"Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles) 08/29/2016 at 13:03 • Filed to: planelopnik, oxcart, trick question, mad props

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With so much speed and stealth packed into one room, its hard to tell where one airplane ends and the other begins. Can you figure out how many Blackbirds are stacked in this storage hangar?

Good luck and leave your guess in the comments. Here’s a hint, if your answer is any higher than zero you’re wrong.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:06

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Zero. I see lots of A12s/M21s, but no SR71s.

Jcarr > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:07

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I don’t see enough canopies ;)

BorkBorkBjork > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:07

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I see a whole bunch of A-12s.

ttyymmnn > BorkBorkBjork 08/29/2016 at 13:12

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Except the A-12 wasn't painted, IIRC. They kept it raw titanium.

ttyymmnn > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:13

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I’m going with 8, unless it’s 7 SRs and 1 raw titanium A-12.

BorkBorkBjork > ttyymmnn 08/29/2016 at 13:16

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At first they were unpainted, but by the end all A-12's got the black paint job.

(SR-71 is on the Left, A-12 on the right)

MonkeePuzzle > ttyymmnn 08/29/2016 at 13:20

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as they should be! princess amidala approves

MonkeePuzzle > BorkBorkBjork 08/29/2016 at 13:21

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I wondered if this was going to be a “HA! you’re all wrong! they’re A-12s!!!” type trick.

ttyymmnn > MonkeePuzzle 08/29/2016 at 13:21

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I never noticed the resemblance until now. Good call.

MonkeePuzzle > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:23

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based on google-fu, tail number, shape, cockpit size, what have yous, I’ll throw my hat in the “it’s an A-12" ring with a few others.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > BorkBorkBjork 08/29/2016 at 13:23

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I was just going to say, it might be a trick question and there are a bunch of Oxcarts in there!

Cherry_man1 > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:25

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Nice A-12s

deekster_caddy > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 13:47

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AR-12? SR-71? This thread needs more SR20.

McMike > Chris Clarke 08/29/2016 at 14:21

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There are nine of these, tho.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Chris Clarke 08/30/2016 at 13:12

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9 A-12s?