Mach 6: Behold the SR-91 Aurora Spy Plane (That Could Change Everything)
Story by Brent M. Eastwood • Yesterday 7:06 AM
Meet the Myth and Legend of the SR-91 Aurora Spy Plane - Watch out for media leaks and uncorroborated sightings, some airplanes can take on mythological status, even when they likely don’t exist.
Such is the case with the mysterious SR-91 Aurora spy plane.
This airplane may have been nothing more than an artist rendering of a concept, even though one witness said he saw it in action. Let’s take a deeper dive into whether the Aurora actually existed.
Why the SR-91 Aurora?
In the 1980s, the Air Force was looking for something that could replace the SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird was considered expensive to maintain as SR-71 flight operations cost a reported $200 to $300 million a year.
The SR-91 Program Was Ultra-Secretive If It Existed
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