Douglas's SR-71 Rival

[chrisonord]

Epic 

[Old Wombat]

Nice!

[Leading Observer]

Thanks folks I certainly learnt a few things building this one, and there are certain things like the skin for the wing surfaces that I would do slightly differently should I do something similar in the future.

[NARSES2]

Come out really well 

[PR19_Kit]

REALLY long wings! 

What's not to like? 

[Paper Kosmonaut]

Wow, this plane really looks fascinating! The frame of the X-3 with the long wings and T-tail is absolutely a feast for the eye. And you did a nice job on skinning the wings with plastic. I have trouble doing that with paper at the moment. (-;
As far as the backstory goes, like Dave already said, I too see this plane here more as the one that could have easily beaten the U2 in a competition. The wing is beautiful but certainly not the ideal wing for mach 2. But it really is a pretty plane. And of course it is a what if, and well, in that case, anything goes, right? (-;

[stevehed]

Lovely job. Can't remember what happened to mine but it certainly didn't get this kind of treatment.