HTV-3X (SR-72) Blackswift for C4ISR Journal by Kicksave
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Description
Illustration depicts a theoretical unmanned aerial vehicle called the HTV-3X Blackswift.
The aircraft is proposed as a potential successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackswift is thought to be planned for unmanned flight at Mach 6 using some form of scramjet engine. This successor has been proposed to be numbered as the SR-72.
The model and drawing are based on one of very few low-resolution Blackswift images released to the public.
The illustration appeared as the cover of the Sept. 2008 issue of C4ISR Journal. Copyright, 2008 Gannett.
Comments (7)
Odessey
Nice ,But.....The texture work and canopy needs work . You would think that after 30 years plus the Black Bird project would look a bit more advanced than shown in your render ! But thats just my opinion.
Kicksave
There is no canopy, it's unmanned. And it isn't the Blackbird, it's a proposed Mach-6 successor. What you see on the top are possible maintenance panels (squares) and a depiction of the hatch system where the refueling probe would go. My drawing is based on one of the few low-rez Skunkworks images that are available to the public. But thanks much for the comments.
neiwil
This is a cool image, one for the archive so we can come back to it in 10/20 years and see how close you got.Love the magazine style layout.Top job.
Osper
Nice image. It or it's decendents may be in fact still around.
Kicksave
Over the past 5 years, more of my illustrations at Air Force Times, C4ISR, and Space News have been of proposed or existing UAVs and unmanned spacecraft. I figure by 2020 there won't be "butt in the seat" pilots if the USAF can help it. According to a source at DARPA, the illustration above is a damn-close rendition of one of the Blackswift prototypes -- but who knows?
prutzworks
in fact Kelly Johnson rules, cool renditition anyway
Kicksave
Who knows if the plane depicted above will ever get funded -- or if we already have it. Kicksave