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SR-71 returning to service?
| gibberish (?) | 09/25/26 |
| gibberish (?) | 09/25/26 |
| https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png | 09/25/26 |
| gibberish (?) | 09/25/26 |
| AZNgirl crying nonstop @ UT Football game | 09/25/26 |
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Date: September 25th, 2026 12:48 AM Author: gibberish (?) https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/nasa-quietly-removed-sr-71-storage-amid-x-plane-push (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5906637&forum_id=2#50154214) |
Date: September 25th, 2026 12:55 AM Author: gibberish (?) 80AFRC26SS023 — “Technical Support for Legacy Aircraft Engine.” NASA Armstrong intends to sole-source Atec, Inc. for technical support and subject-matter expertise involving a legacy aircraft engine. The procurement category is specifically maintenance/repair/rebuild of engines, turbines and components. NASA says Atec possesses unique knowledge necessary for the requirement. � GovTribe 80AFRC26SS022 — “Engine Testing & Support.” Posted essentially simultaneously, Armstrong intends to sole-source Pratt & Whitney for OEM aircraft-engine testing and technical support. �
Contracts for engine rebuilds?
Spring 2026: NASA 844 disappears from its longtime outdoor display and reportedly goes into a hangar for inspection. Aviation Week says commercial satellite imagery establishes that it had been removed months before Isaacman's announcement. � Aviation Week August 31: Armstrong issues a sole-source requirement for specialized expertise on a “legacy aircraft engine,” explicitly categorized as engine maintenance/repair/rebuild. � GovTribe August 31: Armstrong simultaneously seeks Pratt & Whitney OEM engine testing/support. � GovTribe September: Isaacman puts up the mysterious Blackbird-like silhouette under “Rebuilding our X-plane portfolio,” says NASA is getting back into flying “high and fast,” and when someone identifies the silhouette as a Blackbird responds, “You sure that's a Blackbird?” � TWZ September 24: Aviation Week reveals that 844 has been removed and inspected. |
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Date: September 25th, 2026 1:04 AM Author: https://i.imgur.com/YbMiOBE.png no one can make those engines anymore. They have to study them like artifacts from ancient Greece (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5906637&forum_id=2#50154223) |
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Date: September 25th, 2026 2:07 AM Author: gibberish (?) Those are two real contracts right after the 844 was pulled for inspection. The 844 was the last SR-71 and was flight capable until 2002 when it was put in storage, not because the airframe was bad but because of a fuel line. The second contract is with P&W for OEM engine work, they designed the engine.
It's probably exploratory but if NASA is looking to build a mach3 test aircraft why not check on the one you already own? |
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Date: September 25th, 2026 2:10 AM Author: AZNgirl crying nonstop @ UT Football game moron trump will force the air force to bring out WW2 bombers claming those were the best and these moronic lemmigns will just pretend to do it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5906637&forum_id=2#50154255) |