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What It Took To Build The SR-71 Blackbird
The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. W hile almost everyone has heard ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Beat 4,000 Missiles (But What About the F-14 Tomcat?)
What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, known for being the fastest crewed jet in history, evaded over 4,000 missiles during its service. However, in training exercises, it faced simulated ...
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What Makes The Windshield Of An SR-71 Blackbird Jet So Special?
The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world's most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR ...
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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 ...