Blackbird

This is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. This plane sits in the Smithsonian Museum today, but it was capable of "acknowledged" speed of 3.2 times the speed of sound when it was formally retired in 1990.

History and story is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

The Smithsonian (West) houses this plane and many other historic treasures in its museum. What a fascinating afternoon.

[Taffy]

I love the way this shimmers!

[gloria jones]

Cool shot...love the tones, lighting

[Scott Houston]

Woo hoo. Looks fast just standing still. Very impressive engineering.

[Marnie]

OMG, it looks almost alien from that pov. Magic shot.

[Connie Little]

Wonderful POV and light on the Blackbird. Looks very shimmery. Wonderful image.

[Linda]

Cool shot!

[Lynda McG]

Fav!

[Delwyn Barnett]

Wow looks like some kind of futuristic creature.

[Kas]

A thing of beauty! Wonderfully composed and shot! We visited the Smithsonian on our first ever visit across the Pond and loved it. Amazing museum!

[ChristineL]

Impressive shot, the tones and light are amazing. Interesting information about the plane too.

[Lou Ann]

What a fabulous photo! The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum is such an amazing place.

[Babs]

Fantastic shot. I love it. fav.

[Debs Stott]

Fabulous composition, fabulous shot!

[Rachel]

Wow, very impressive!

[Danette Thompson]

Excellent capture.

[tony gig]

WOW, lovely detail...Fav

[Kathy]

The lighting is so perfect!

[bkb in the city]

Very cool to see