Similar to SR71 Plane?

Hi there,

I recently saw a plane fly over head above my house heading east bound. The plane was flying very low, I don't really know how well to estimate the altitude but it was so low that I could tell it looked very similar to an SR71 shape with that massively long nose. The sound was incredibly loud as it flew over head. Of course I only was able to see the underside as it was flying pretty fast. I live about 20 miles west of March Air Force base.

Are there any planes currently flying that look like an SR71 in shape?

Thanks much and take care,

B-1? It's long & black. And loud. Very loud.





[edit on 23/8/2008 by C0bzz]

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Thank you! This must have been what I saw. Great images.

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That can't be to scale...

Can it? The SR-71 is about 40-50 feet shorter than the B-1 and has almost a 90 foot wingspan difference.

Shattered OUT...

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They're not to scale. I just copied and pasted then into photoshop / merged them. I remembered the next day that I should of added 'not to scale'... but then it was soo late.

Just for scale Stockburn, the Sr-71 is 107 feet long ( 33 metres ) & has a wingspan of 56 feet ( 17 metres ).
B-1 is 146 feet long ( 44.5 metres ) & wingspan is, Extended: 137 feet ( 41.8 metres ), Swept: 79 feet ( 24.1 metres ).

B-1 is a big plane..., empty weight - 192,000 lb ( 87,100 kg ), max takeoff weight: 477,000 lb ( 216,400 kg ).



Thanks FredT.

[edit on 26/8/2008 by C0bzz]

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Hi C0bzz,

Any idea what a standard 737 or 757 is compared to the B1-B via dimensions? I want to say the craft I saw over head was pretty darn big, but I am by far an expert. Sad thing is I flew as passenger for 5 years for work, and never really paid any attention. Usually MD80's and 90's.

I suppose I can look it up but what hoping one could put it in simple terms.

Does anybody know anything about March Air base? My Mother in law lives 2 miles as the crow flies, and it is usually vacant (weekend flies), perhaps more stuff goes on during the week day while I toil, but always thought March was nearly dead. Anybody have any updates on that?

Thanks all, and have an excellent night,

I'm by March ARB a lot and all that I see are F-16s, cargo planes, re fuelers, DHL planes, and sometime the occasional foreign looking passenger jet (presumably troops from Iraq, just a guess). Will be interesting to find out if B-1s are flying in and out of there

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Good eye

I never noticed the plan view similarity until you posted that picture, but it makes sense.