Amazing SR-71 Blackbird Stealth RC Turbine Scale Model Jet with Afterburn

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[@steverodgers8425]

This aircraft was designed sixty years ago and it still looks like it came from the future.

[@hclchgm]

That's because it did.

[@dereknicol3465]

Something batman would have....

[@ethicalbro]

To think they used slide rules and NOT computers to develop it!!

[@Papa_Mike]

Alien technology

[@finchy4781]

Put it side by side with the cars of the era, that’s where you really can tell how form versus styling nearly always has the formula for longevity

[@perrylc8812]

The Black Bird is the sexiest plane ever built.

[@rrabochiy]

no

[@TW-SB]

The Ho-229 it’s pretty bad ass, too.

[@chadonken6215]

Don’t forget the A-10…

[@occultustactical6138]

I had the privilege of working around the SR-71 in my early USAF career. I was on Okinawa where we called it the “Habu” named after the local snake. I used to park my work vehicle on the flight line just a few hundred yards away from the aircraft. The process to launch the SR is very complicated and scripted down to the minute. When it’s ready to roll a chase car halls down the runway in advance to look for any FOD or any possible people that could be lurking to get a great picture. It stops at the end and the SR takes the active runway and lights off the afterburners which shoots a 30’ flame out the back. Everything for a mile begins to shake and rattle. It’s an awesome spectacle to behold. One of the really neat things is to follow behind it as it taxis. The heat moving off the engines literally makes the plane invisible. You can see through the waves to the other side the aircraft is seemingly gone.

[@JimmyMcGuirt]

I used to be a Line Service Technician and I got a little smile when I saw the acronym FOD (Foreign Object Debris) So one of the things I used to do to the new line techs was send them on an errand to get a bucket of Prop Wash and some flight line from the hangar. Most of the time they'd run off and me and the other line techs would have a giggle. It was all fun an games. Anyway, it made me think of my days as a Line Service Technician.

[@bluesky6361]

I worked at the Lockheed (before they bought Martin Marietta) facility at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale CA on the Senior Span program in the early 80s. The hanger there held our Dragon Lady and an SR-71. It was interesting to compare the differences in take off between the two aircraft. The U-2 just seemed to float up into the sky until it disappeared. The SR-71 on the other hand, was like a bullet from a gun. BANG! It was gone.

[@dougiequick1]

The stupid thing about thr pictures is once there was already a bunch of photos all over the place THEN why bother looking for more idiots taking pictures? The moment the cat was out of the bag that part of the secret was OVER...job security for a bunch of people I guess. Reminds me of a trip I took to India. So there is a whole group of us in a tourbus and various folks are snapping pictures of anything in everything cause I mean India is so different you want to bring photos home well apparently there was a sign probably in Hindi I never saw it that said no photos which of course no one read cause not in English. Next thing we know the Indian Military police is taking all our cameras film etc....cuase there was a military base along the highway! Dumbest damn thing I mean there are a grazillion people everywhere there is NO WAY IN HELL they could EVER guard against photos....I'm sure the Pakistanis had all the photos their little hearts could desire YEARS before we ever drove through there....which there literally was nothing to see of the airbase or whatever the highway was remotely near....but they made a huge federal case out of it and ruined our day for sure...same kinda crap everwhere Im sure. I worked for a goverment contractor and I could go on and on and on how STUPID the security rules were there! Unbelievably idiotic

[@boondockduane]

This is one of the most stable RC jets flying. Amazing, no flutter no pitch and yaw going on. Awesome build

[@RKDriver]

I wonder how he did the elevator/aileron system? In the full size plane, they had a complex mechanical gear system near the tail because everything had to work together and sometimes opposite of one another.

[@HAWAII50420]

WOW! Considering how difficult the real sr-71 is to fly this scale is very impressive. Well done!

[@prusak26]

My thoughts exactly, how the hell is it stable enough to fly by remote?!,, Oh, I give up.

[@supdude5194]

@Justin Voluck Easy!

[@arwo1143]

prusak26 we have the same kind of fly by wire and electronic stabilization systems that are used in real aircraft, if not better since you can just put the aircraft under electronic control (you’re not risking someone’s lives)

[@snakeplissken2148]

@@prusak26 its just an airframe with "rockets" on it. you literally can bolt this kind of engines to any shape of body and it will fly. on a scale model, the power/size ratio is multiplied.

[@Richard-zc1cj]

@@snakeplissken2148 let's see if fly one if you bolt it on a basketball

[@USNVA11]

Amazing to think that the real A-12 / SR-71 was designed and built in the late fifties to early sixties. That’s only sixty years since the first flight of the Wright Flyer. An incredible piece of engineering for it’s time.

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

It was the last jet designed using a slide ruler .

[@evgeniysvinovsky326]

Прошло ещё 60 лет и люди обросли шерстью

[@Samuel-km5yf]

Seriously. As an engineer, it blows my mind that this machine was designed without CAD or computer simulation. It was designed 60 years ago, yet it remains an engineering marvel to this day. What a fantastic and beautiful piece of technology.

[@MattH-wg7ou]

Its crazy how quickly aviation progressed. It was a mere 66 years from the Wright Flyer to the moon landing if I'm not mistaken!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

​@@Samuel-km5yf the whole thing is a masterpiece. Even the engines alone are.

[@gabrielbennett5162]

Love that you put NASA markings on it! My late grandfather, Victor Horton, flew backseat on the NASA YF-12 and SR-71 Blackbirds, beginning in 1969. He most often flew with Fitz Fulton, but also made flights with Bill Dana, Tom McMurtry, Don Mallick and others.

[@scottmcauley5781]

Was your grandfather the same German who designed the first winged plane that the B2 bombers are designed off of?

[@fishbarbeque8540]

did your grandfather invent the wheel?

[@pauld.9856]

@@scottmcauley5781 These were brothers and had the name Reimar and Walter Horten, so probably not.

[@caesar1295]

@@fishbarbeque8540Your a JERK!

[@skunkjobb]

@@scottmcauley5781 The B-2 bomber is not based on the old Horten Ho 229 if that's what you think. The B-2 was made by Northrop and Jack Northrop made his own flying wings before the Horten brothers. Besides, Horten and Horton isn't exactly the same name.

[@PaulRubino]

I am not an RC enthusiast, but i *LOVE* this SR-71 model!

[@protorhinocerator142]

And then I found the little button on the remote that said "Mach 3.2" wonder what it does.

[@donnibrasko1]

Time still hasn't caught up with this aircraft....

[@mariustalos6497]

Tr3b...I think they did but keep it secret

[@E_Rico]

dom toredo all i ever want to see is what happens in area 51

[@jazzman5598]

NICE FLIGHT! 👍☝🏻👍

[@0623kaboom]

no it was surpassed in 57 with the arrow ... and they cancelled that because the U2 was no match and the sr71 was JUST its equal BUT couldnt shoot anything ... 70 years and the arrow design specification is STILL not satisfied ... not even the 3 f35 variants NOR the f22 nor the f18 ... think about that ... the sr71 primary operating altitude was 60,000 feet below 40,000 it was was not good to fly supersonic ... while the arrow was good (as designed) to handle it all at supersonic ... . before you say the arrow never had a weapons system ... dont forget the arrow guys made the sparrow Missile system WORK ... and it is still in use today ... and that was after the americans couldnt get it to work and were going to scrap it ...

[@demolpol5010]

Skunk works really knows whats engineering is

[@JohnDoe-zd4rl]

Me: flies my model propeller plane thinking I’m cool This guy: hold my afterburners

[@beaclaster]

But why? They need that

[@davidthomas9190]

The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys

[@MRBlack01234]

Actually its age.

[@tomanderson3279]

What a stupid comment, so if I'm not rich I'm not a man? Attempt at a joke or actually serious, either way it's not funny or arrogant & ignorant, so it's a lose lose.

[@grokranfan8578]

@@tomanderson3279 The Comment can't stupid only because of you are Not able to understand it.

[@cptnfalcolm5866]

Amen

[@davidtomlinson6138]

Its not a toy, it's aworking scale model, toy planes go around and around on the ground with flashing lights

[@caesar1295]

Kelly Johnson really hit a home run with that plane and Sir you have an extremely nice model of plane. It fly’s so well and your are extremely proficient at piloting this plane you make it look easy. What a great job Sir! Congratulations 🎉👏🏼👏🏼

[@davidschneide5422]

"Dear Santa..."

[@greglemieux9809]

😂😂👌

[@khanhnguyenphi6416]

nope!

[@manuvirajkhare]

*"Dear Satan..."*

[@SunilKumar-zd5kq]

@@manuvirajkhare in exchange for my soul. I want you to grant me the wish of owning an SR-71 aircraft.

[@enaut666]

Dear next 50 years Santa at once... :D

[@JAV619]

When you think you're the coolest guy in the parking lot, and then this guy shows up.

[@reasonableguy9090]

Guy with the RC helicopter: Look how cool I am! SR-71 owner: Hold my beer...

[@jaanikaapa6925]

Reasonable Guy Nah. Think of the Cessna owner as they carry the thing next to it.

[@arcticbadger1]

Guy with helicopter: I’ll get my coat 😆

[@tatti4199]

He would say hold my afternburners

[@michaelhorner4011]

Hold my Russian Titanium :)

[@my3dviews]

Hold my Corona. :-)

[@shevetlevi2821]

SR-71: Good morning LA Center. Requesting Flight Level 600. LA Center: Flight Level 600 granted. SR-71: Thank you sir. Descending to Flight Level 600. The engine sound is incredible.

[@truth6242]

All of my 47 yrs of life I have loved the design of this plane.

[@Ever443]

Kelly Johnson, was certainly a man WAY ahead of his time

[@gaius_enceladus]

Stunning! A work of art, just like the real one! Flies beautifully! I still think the Blackbird shouldn't have been retired. Satellites have regular orbits and can be predicted and hidden from - not so for an aircraft that can fly over at any time!

[@FEFurniture]

Need a go pro on that SR-71. 😎

[@Papa_Mike]

Go pro spy cam

[@Fred_the_1996]

In the cockpit... it would be so cool

[@alphabeets]

Agreed. That would be something!

[@dragonrider6875]

That would be so cool

[@jked7463]

Wow. Usually when I see these SR-71's as RC's the flop around and seem on the verge of falling out of the sky. This thing is solid.

[@alphagt62]

The owner/builder must be a Skunkworks employee?

[@zosxavius]

That was my first thought too. This is flying amazingly well. The real sr needed stability assist (SAS) to help keep the thing flying straight.

[@erikcarlson172]

One of the sexiest aircraft ever built... Beautiful model!

[@docskate4312]

No wonder - it looks literally like a flying cock and balls😂

[@Samuel-km5yf]

Amen. It’s amazing how a 60+ year old jet still looks sexy and futuristic to this day. What a beautiful piece of machinery. 🇺🇸

[@Siren851]

Gee! That 'bird is much more manouverable than the "real" thing. Beautiful model and well-flown. Loved the low passes. Ground handling was so precise. Fine videography.

[@snakeplissken2148]

yeah because its a small model. airplane models are alwasy more manouverable, because they are much more overpowered than the full scale thing.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

@@snakeplissken2148 True. But Lest not forget that flying that thing. Doesn't have the the same serious consequences if you fail,as the real one,Were you had to plan far ahead of the turn.

[@giorgosarifoglu953]

A 65 year old design and I personally think it is one the most beautiful things ever made by man. Even as a small scale RC plane it's magnificent...

[@enriquecancino7519]

Truly an amazing feat to build and fly this incredible model aircraft! It was an experience I won't forget soon because it felt like I was there hearing and seeing all the moves. Thanks for sharing this video with the rest of us mere mortals. Cheers from Texas, USA!

[@jamescox857]

Saw the plane while at Kadena AB, Okinawa. The blue shock trail while climbing was awesome. One time I was out catching some sun and I opened my eyes to see the SR-71 about 500 feet above me gliding in for a landing. I had no idea they landed without power - well at least that day there was no power. Airforce 72-76

[@00kt86]

I was mesmerized by the pilots skill and the beauty of that sleek bird's agility. Awesome video of an awesome work of passion.

[@maxbrazil3712]

The most beautiful flying machine ever made.

[@bluecollarwatches7048]

The only thing that could have made this better was a sonic boom !

[@yffips]

Everyone else can go home now.

[@afantini1]

Funny! What about the Guy with a single propeller just looking at it....

[@IMurderdTheDevil]

LOL!

[@robertt31]

Ein herrliches Modell ! Was hätte ich dafür gegeben das Original zu fliegen !

[@chrisblyth6716]

Man is that fast for an RC. Just like the original.

[@hifinsword]

Wow, the craftmanship and airmanship to build and fly this model is wonderful. I can only imagine the expense. It must be in the tens of thousands of USD!!! Great model and video. Kudos to the pilot and cameraman!

[@PMS1950]

Amazing model. It must be so satisfying for the builders to see their remarkable aircraft flashing across the sky!

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

Something I don't hear about too often, but I would think it takes great skill to fly these from the ground. I would imagine it would take a lot of skill to land it as well.

[@tonytrout4321]

That is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! The original SR-71 Blackbird sure was one beautiful aircraft - and so is this one!!!

[@Bernievids]

There is no need for VR with these around. Please take a minute to just admire how full on the attention to detail was on this machine. Too many things to say so simply thank you Sir/s

[@aafjeyakubu5124]

I've always appreciated the building process and attention to detail with R/C. Building was always my favorite part. These guys are truly on another level and do some of the most amazing work.

[@unknownuser8860]

Absolut Fantastisch! Ein wunderschönes Modell, eine unglaubliche Konstruktionsleistung...und Respekt für die Nerven bei der Landung! Einfach Fantastisch

[@JohnSmith-js3po]

Man I live in Palmdale ca seen it fly many times and that model looks just as good as the real one

[@chrisoberg6888]

Aye, someone else from Palmdale/lancaster. I had a ticket for the airshow in March until it got cancelled.

[@Tenshihan-Quinn]

Most beautiful vehicle EVER made by humankind.

[@sandymcnab6782]

LA Center, Aspen 30, have you gotta ground speed read out for us?

[@alexgorski5031]

Aspen 30 we show you 1942 knots across the ground

[@waynemitchell1076]

Lol. You guys couldn't resist could you! 😏👍😎

[@learning_the_hard_way]

True story... lol

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

One of the best stories ever.

[@chadharrison8653]

@@Fister_of_Muppets yes it was especially when that "12 year old was reaching for the mic" and it was Walter in the back seat!

[@wanshei]

All I can say is Wow! Absolutely amazing! That bird had to be going a good ninety knots on its first low level pass at about 14 feet off the deck.

[@ajlukelepuke]

That is just amazing. Beautifully built and brilliantly flown. I'm just in total awe.

[@tatersalad9416]

Even in model form, that shape is awesome.

[@greggarner4477]

I am more than impressed! What an amazing model and he is very skilled at the helm! Truly amazed! I would love to see this in person!

[@Pulsonar]

This is a great tribute to the legendary aircraft, probably the best I’ve ever seen. I was born in 1964, the same year the SR71 made its maiden flight. If my mother told me that I arrived on earth one night as a baby carried by a giant black bird, I’d be very pleased indeed 😊

[@JonDoe-zi3mh]

That looks amazing. It's my favourite aircraft and this RC model really does it justice. The sound from its jet engines is awesome.

[@abloogywoogywoo]

I don't believe aliens have ever visited us, nor will we ever visit them. Space is too vast. Yet the SR-71 is _the most alien man-made construct_ I've ever seen, it baffles the mind how this thing was being developed in the 1940s when steam engines were still widely in use.

[@andrewpearce2562]

abloogywoogywoo don‘t underestimate the level of engineering artistry behind steam engines, especially of the 40‘s and 50‘s!

[@VroodenTheGreat]

"Don't worry honey, I'll get you a ring NEXT year."

[@cliffnelson1174]

Damn near sounds and looks like the real deal in some of the shots....

[@robertedwards7900]

Only thing missing is the leaking oil while it’s on the ground. It’s my understanding that the panels on the actual bird had to be gapped which caused leaking because at speed and altitude the heat caused the metal to expand and seal the gaps naturally

[@mickb474]

What a stunning model! Expertly flown and sounds good too 👍🏻

[@RCHeliJet]

Thank you :)

[@mickb474]

@@RCHeliJet you’re welcome 🙏🏻

[@furn2313]

The black bird was ahead of it's time

[@billdanosky]

Everybody else with a plane at the event: That guy shouldn't be able to come next year. Let's ban him!

[@rickhay9782]

I can see them getting their planes out of the van, see the SR 71 and just drop their heads turn around kick a few stones, and leave...

[@apoek.lizt.blitzas4497]

We just need someone to bring x-15 to beat him😂😂😂

[@totophi]

apoek.lizt.blitz as : Eeehhh, I would wonder about controllability on the X-15. Plus it has nothing on the Blackbird’s looks.

[@snakeplissken2148]

why should they? rc plane enthusiasts are a nerdy bunch without hate against each other. if someone brings a cool model up, they like it and appreaciate. (or how this damn word is spelled correctly)

[@billdanosky]

@@snakeplissken2148 because they are hypothetically jealous, of course. You know it's just a joke, right?

[@LeicaM11]

SR-71 Blackbird, the greatest airplane of all times!

[@Dan.d649]

A very beautiful model this is!! She's got some great speed too. Now, I have to say, that's how you bring the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" back to life!! With a magnificent tribute to this wonderful airplane, I have to admit, that the incredible SR-71 model, would be a true show-stopper. Great work!!!!

[@chrismaguire3667]

I wonder what the RC scale speed is relative to the real SR-71- she look really fast. Flight time is obviously short (yeah, duh), but just imagine if it could go hours?

[@sonnycrks5020]

When traveling from the U.S. during one of my overseas deployments we were lucky to be flying into Guam to refuel. While refueling we were encouraged to get out and get some exercise before continuing on to Philippines. We were so lucky in 1968 to see and walk beneath this strangely exotic aircraft which at the time was parked nearby and I fell in love with it! At the time we had no idea what it was but it was fantastic!!

[@ernestreichardt3942]

These Kind Aircraft models that Are flown remotely Is Just Amazing ! Aircraft Carriers Should Carry About 25 Of These Aircraft On board to make the enemy piss away their Missiles And distract the Enemy Can You imagine 100 of these flying around during a combat mission ? I don’t think A Missile could hit one of these little Monsters ! I Truly Believe That This Kind Of Aircraft Could make the Enemies Piss Away A lot of million Dollar missiles ! And I doubt They Could Even Hit one !

[@muhammadirfanataulawal7630]

Well except some crazy Russian hypersonic anti aircraft missile nowadays. But yes back in its time SR-71 is immune to any missiles and interceptors. Pinnacle of technology

[@roc8083]

I had the opportunity to see the real one at the Warner Robbins aviation museum in GA. I didn't realize how big and long the sr71 was. What an Amazing aircraft

[@tleav61]

Absolutely amazing craft.

[@JW-hf9ev]

In 1965, while TWA passengers flew leisurely to LA, the SR-71 Blackbird raced at over five times their speed, known only to Skunk Works. This supersonic marvel remained hidden from the public eye, redefining the limits of aviation with its clandestine speed.

[@mattthomford4462b]

Awesome RC scale jet. I love the Blackbird, been fascinated with it my whole life. I own a much less complicated version, but still, comes in sat over 4 ft. long. Instead is powered by turbofan bladed LiPO battery fed engines. Great looking build, and flying in front of a crowd guys, always tough to do.

[@hifinsword]

I built one too out of Dollar Tree foamboard and balsa with dual 70mm EDFs. But it only flew off grass twice. It was underpowered for grass runways and wouldn't get airborne without max runway and dry ground, dead grass. I gave the airframe away after not flying it for 2 years. Great modeling here with this one.

[@pbinnj3250]

I am totally amazed. I wasn’t aware this kind of model airplane was possible. I didn’t even know there were jet model airplanes. It would seem to make all other model airplanes in any competition in any part of the world obsolete. Is everyone else there thinking, “OK, let’s all pack up and go home?” Is there anything else worth watching?

[@tractorman810]

used to see the real ones pretty regularly when i was up on the family farm in Suffolk, had one go over us one day at about 500 ft,while out muck spreading ,it was heading into mildenhall ,so nice to see a rc version .

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

When was this? Did the U.S. have them flying in the UK or did the UK have them also?

[@michellejohnson3867]

I was lucky enough at a Mildenhall airshow back in the 1980s to go inside the open hanger with my young son. It was just sitting there with the cockpits open. Totally alone we climbed the steps up to look into the cockpit. Everything was black! all the dials etc and a it was a tiny cramped space! The fuselage paintwork looked like old dusty velvet but with a strange texture when I stroked it. We were in awe of this futuristic flying machine and it was so beautiful. Ive never forgotten it or talking to it and we were the only two people in there. No one else was around. Recently I have met this blackbird again at Duxford where he is now housed on permenant display, being the same one that was at Mildenhall. I am so thrilled to have found him again. I've loved this beauty since that day back at Mildenhall when my son and I chatted to him. ❤ Xx

[@tallthinwavy3]

Since I was in junior high back then and now it is the coolest looking jet ever built. It came out publicly the year I was born.

[@yobeeziskey1495]

OMFG, you guys are Gods of RC!!! This is the most incredible RC plane I've ever seen. Kudos and unlimited praise!

[@_knotgood_1371]

Tears of joy are streaming down for this spectacular performance of RC acuity…just crying

[@garyhalsey7693]

That is a beautiful beast!! I can’t imagine how much fuel it burns with two jet turbine engines!! A wonderful piece of work, skilfully flown!!

[@johnkochen7264]

Considering that the aerodynamic design was for Mach 3+ flight, I am amazed it performs this well at subsonic speeds.

[@papacamino2286]

It’s so stable in flight ,looks so real,great job!!!

[@sevenravens]

In the early 90’s my neighbor, a Boeing engineer, built a glider like that about half the size. He had some kind of whistling mechanism that made it sound like a jet. He would fly it off Tiger mountain where the paragliders and hang gliders launched from. It was scary fast coming straight at you and at the last second he would flip it 90 degrees straight up, stall, dive, catch the wind current and thermal up and do it again and again.

[@whitehorse1959]

That defines the very word : IMPRESSIVE

[@muhammadirfanataulawal7630]

This plane is suitable for Star Wars style movie set, it actually looks sleeker than any Star Wars ships

[@momokochama1844]

well, the j-type 327 nubian was inspired by the blackbird:)

[@TMTHelp]

That is freaking amazing, do you have ay Build videos? I saw a scale Concord that was incredible but the SR-71 is so much less stable airframe, I cannot believe you made it fly so well.

[@williamhobbs-zu7de]

I watch these all the time they're the only guys who have a fire extinguisher ready the only ones

[@prnothall9302]

Absolutely beautiful aircraft, my all time favourite. ( well, that and the Mosquito )

[@kwhp1507]

PR NOTHALL what about the A12

[@shaunportlock4924]

Same here, plus the Phantom.

[@kurtveldeman9291]

My favourite jet. The Beechcraft Staggerwing is my favourite propeller plane. I had a RC SR-71 , +/-1m70 in length, I really regret selling it. Amazing model this, and the look of the afterburners is just so cool... 😍

[@scottgorman7166]

Nice, nice , nice what a fast mover. You made a great show for us. The backdrop was magnificent also. Thanks.

[@3ndt1m3s]

The SR-71 still holds up after all this time. One of my favorites to this day. Such an amazing replica and an even more amazing pilot!

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*HOW AWESOME IS THAT...WOW!!!*

[@carenbarnet378]

Sled Drivers Major Brian Shul (R.I.P.) and his RSO Colonel Walter Watson would be proud to see this SR71 rc model. Congratulations to the builder(s) of this most amazing aircraft. The original from SkunkWorks designed and built in the '60's, still beautiful and futuristic today.

[@ubroberts5541]

Amazing flying skills

[@jacquelinechellis4036]

The SR-71 design was beyond fast so how fast is this model it seemed way fast and flew perfectly until approach landing but they caught it and landed well. My favorite plane and many others also!!!

[@n8nkqrp595]

I'll get lots of dislikes for this but that's fine. This plane is WAY BEYOND amazing - and so is the piloting. I can't begin to imagine how much this air machine cost or how hard it is to fly. Now then.. my pet peeve has reared it's ugly head again: the LEDs in the exhaust. Flickering LEDs. Come on... on a model of this magnitude, I can't stop feeling that they completely cheapen the experience of watching it fly. It's almost... insulting. I suppose the plane owner wouldn't like this comment, but that's fine. Awesome vid! I just couldn't watch it to completion this time. 5 thumbs up if I could regardless!

[@DHC8100]

N8NK QRP the LEDs seem to be flickering due to the camera. Very common to see this in videos. It’s also common practice to use LEDs to simulate afterburners. They unfortunately do not show up very good in videos. In real life the look much more convincing, and much more realistic as you see a nice glow rather then a flickering LED light ring.

[@n8nkqrp595]

@@DHC8100 oh my God, thank you for telling me that. It makes sense. I'm really bothered by flickering LEDs of any kind. Needless to say, the world is a maddening one. lol. OK.. fair enough. I'll go back and watch the whole vid. I like to do that on channels that I really like a lot... for the youtuber's stats, etc. What I'd REALLY like to do is watch these SPECTACULAR planes fly.. in person. Take care.. and thank you SO much for the amazing vids

[@coralreef909]

Real afterburners could be scaled down in size instead fake LED simulation afterburners.

[@n8nkqrp595]

@@coralreef909 Jesus, the thought made me shudder. lol. These machines are already beyond scary. I can't wait to see it.. which it will of course :)

[@paktoysreview8377]

you deserve an award really

[@krystalbrooks6869]

I can't wait for someone to make a REAL scale R/C model of the SR-71.

[@KS-wt9gj]

Who missed something here, me or you?

[@rhuttrho88]

@@KS-wt9gj ahhh yeah, what was she waiting for again? Edit: she got 5 thumbs up!😳

[@BluSTi]

@@KS-wt9gj I think they're thinking with real afterburners instead of the LED rings.

[@kwhp1507]

It can also pass for the a12. There are subtle differences primarily in the cockpit outline and the fuselage lines

[@enginepy]

I don’t understand this comment

[@skakpedersen]

This beautiful model actually looks better than the original. It looks more complete, smooth and aerodynamic. Well done!

[@trumpisanidiot9379]

Ok, that was impressive ...

[@kentonkirkpatrick5225]

Amazed the dual engines can be synchronized so it doesn't spin sideways at flight speeds. Great control system.

[@GodFamilyMoney]

Awesome video. The SR-71 will always be an awesome plane . The real model or the Rc model.

[@netcor2010]

BOTH

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Fascinating bird flying perfectly.

[@kenjackben]

someone needs to build a scale model of the in-air refueling that can actually refuel

[@e2rqey]

Having someone fly a in flight refiling rc plane and having another rc plane successfully refuel from it would without a doubt be the greatest feat of RC plane piloting ever done.

[@kenjackben]

@@e2rqey I've given it some thought much like the real refueler you could give it to tandem controls and the person controlling the fueling is a VR headset

[@Humbulla93]

@@kenjackben prop engine would be simpler i think because of the lower speeds, but yes a VR headset is required. maybe adding some magnets to repell the airplanes a bit so that it doesn´t come to a crash. and the fueling system is electromagnetic.

[@kenjackben]

@@Humbulla93 can a jet like that fly slow or does it only have one speed proper throttle control for the jet is a must have

[@gormalfun99]

That would be Wicked

[@MAAZAD]

The best looking plane to have ever been built ever! Still futuristic!!!

[@sc12100]

All its needs is the break chute.

[@billboyd4051]

It could catch the breaking pieces on a hard landing.

[@henryfreeman7748]

@Cris LeRose lol

[@HabuBeemer]

Funny moment when he almost fries the guy behind the airplane with the camera and Hi Viz vest on. Didn't take him long to move. Lol

[@user-ss2ly1ir6j]

Stall speed 125 KPH ? That thing is FAST !

[@rev.andyh.1082]

Hankorama If this model with all its looks were to fly around an air show slow like a normal RC plane, I’d probably have to go throw up.

[@febsss5555]

Other rc aircraft could reach around 725 kph, well that fast enough

[@jeffd3660]

That is an awesome rc blackbird , the '71 has always been my favorite 👍👍

[@RedLP5000S]

We need a 1/4 scale version of this with true to scale fully functional afterburners.

[@almcg4425]

The SR-71 the Best and still holds the speed record mach 3+. Fantastic show.👍👍👍

[@geriatrictrippin]

I'm in love with the afterburners !! Well done.

[@yvesdelombaerde5909]

Yes, afterburn brings you in another dimension in flying

[@Muggles87]

They're just a ring of fairy lights. Yet to see a model fly with real afterburners

[@statelineLife]

I got to see this thing in person at Warner Robin's museum....I was shocked how massive this aircraft is. Gave me chills not sure why. Guess you just have to see it in person?