Important Innovations

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane WORLD'S FASTEST PLANE NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT                                                                           Source:  Lockheed Martin The USAF is developing the SR-72, designed to be the world's fastest plane.  Here's what we know: Hypersonic plane that will clock speeds of 4,000 mph At those speeds, it could travel from LA to NYC in 64 minutes Very important new piece of aviation technology because of its potential for commercial passenger travel Appears there will be no human pilot - autonomous flying Being developed by Lockheed Martin for USAF Known as the "Son of Blackbird" Predecessor SR-71 Blackbird ruled the skies in the 1960's SR-72 will hit the skies in 2025 Some key capabilities: Expected to be world's fastest hypersonic plane Very high altitude flying Sustains hypersonic speeds for longer periods of time than other prototypes Can drop projectiles at never-seen-b