What Is The Top Speed Of The SR-71 Blackbird, The Fastest Jet Ever Made
From the years when it was operational to today, the SR-71 Blackbird has retained the title of the fastest aircraft ever made ...
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7 wild photos of the SR-71 Blackbird's afterburners in action
The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is the fastest and highest-flying production aircraft to ever hit the skies. Despite the US Air Force officially retiring the Blackbird in 1990 (although NASA would ...
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Mach 3.32: SR-71 Blackbird 'Smashed Records to Pieces' on Its Last Flight
The SR-71 Blackbird, a Cold War-era marvel, marked its final flight on October 9, 1999, after 25 years in service. With its ...
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15 photos of the MiG-31, the Russian fighter jet that can chase away SR-71 Blackbirds
A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during one incident, and 6 Foxhounds reportedly cornered a Blackbird in another. Source: The National Interest and The ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Beat 4,000 Missiles (But What About the F-14 Tomcat?)
AIM-54 hits a QF-4 target drone during testing. (U.S. Navy photos) Training intercepts that pitted the F-14 against the SR-71 ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Could Hit Mach 3.49 (But There Is a Catch)
The SR-71 remains a fixture of aviation enthusiast’s imagination, for its appearance, its speed, and its variety of novel technological features, including the J58 engine and its 427 degrees ...
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...