Timeline for Could a SR-71 be shot down today?
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| Mar 27, 2019 at 0:51 | history | edited | user14897 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 30, 2015 at 19:28 | comment | added | reirab | Agreed with cpast and jwenting. The missile has to be so fast that it can close the distance between it and the SR-71 before it runs out of fuel. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 6:20 | comment | added | jwenting | and then there's reaction time, detection range, etc. etc. Your cone for a successful intercept at those ranges and speeds is extremely small, same problem you have with intercepting ballistic missiles and even worse, the target can turn out of the cone... | |
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| Jun 29, 2015 at 3:26 | comment | added | cpast | Higher speed and flight ceiling doesn't necessarily mean it can be shot down -- the SR-71 has a very good head start on missiles that are launched against it, meaning range is critical. | |
| Jun 29, 2015 at 3:02 | history | answered | anshabhi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |