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I grew up fascinated with this beast. Models, books, posters.. finally I got to see one. I'll admit that the rest of the museum was pretty damn awesome as well, but this.. this was frickin awesome to see.
NLOVNI
A-12 2.0
napsmear
pocketcthulhu
I got to see one Up close a few years ago, very impressive.
pocketcthulhu
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thermodaemonics
Gorgeous machine. They have one at the Air Force museum in Dayton, OH if you happen by there. Admission is free and they thousands of other, very impressive air and space displays.
Akaszkronos
Me too, never going to see one for real though. Awesome beast.
teberoth
DO YOU EVEN READ MY CHRISTMAS LIST!!
BingoDog
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy aka Air & Space Museum. Awesome place! Right down the street from my house.
glovelyday
tiderfish
39 tag?
CoffeeIsTheAnswer
People like random tags. It pooped up for whatever reason so I went with it *shrugs*
chut7
The A-12 blackbird at the Science Centre in Los Angeles is outside, so is free to see.
Micro2112
My own private A12 & an oxcart challenge coin
DopeChicken
This one is free to see as well. In the Smithsonian in Chantilly, VA.
chut7
Coincidentally, the one in LA is also a few minutes walk from a space shuttle.
NoIWillNotFixYourComputerWhenIComeOverForDinner
There’s an older model in Kalamazoo, MI to can see. https://www.airzoo.org/cold-warjet-age/airplanes-6/sr71blackbird
blissblush
The only surviving “B” variant two-seat training jet. I live about 10 minutes from there — incredible to see and touch. My kid even licked the nose wheels 😂
CoffeeIsTheAnswer
I kind of bugged my wife about needing to plan some road trips.. just have to find things she'll enjoy along the way as an excuse.
ilwrath
Don't know where you're at, but if kzoo is within your road trip range, it's a nice little museum. Their F14 Tomcat is a beaut. I swear it looks more airworthy than the ones I've seen in the air. But also not too far away from it are both another SR71 and an A12 (and a million other things) in the National Museum of the US Air Force in Ohio, too. That place is amazing.