The stealth aircraft was built by Lockheed Martin and inspired by two existing designs.
The full-scale prototype featured in the film was based on the SR-71 Blackbird that Lockheed built in the ’60s. This long-range, high-altitude reconnaissance jet was capable of traveling three times the speed of sound. It was used by both the United States Air Force and NASA for undercover missions before it was eventually retired in the late ‘90s.Lockheed eventually announced a futuristic successor to the Blackbird in 2013.
The production team worked alongside the Lockheed crew to create the perfect plane for the big screen. Replete with sleek lines, the Darkstar has a menacing silhouette just like the two Lockheed designs. It also has a realistic cockpit with all the right controls to give you the illusion that this thing really can fly.
“Through their design team we learned how to make the plane look angry, mean and insanely fast,” the film’s production designer Jeremy Hindle said in aWhile the SR-72 is still under development, Lockheed has previously stated that an SR-72 prototype could fly as soon as 2025 and enter service in the 2030s. The aircraft will be equipped with a hypersonic propulsion system that has the ability to blast the jet from a standstill to Mach 6. That makes the Son of Blackbird about twice as fast as mom.
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