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The SR-71 stopped flying nearly three decades ago — its Mach 6 successor SR-72 could restore US edge, but no one knows if it’s real
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has been publicly discussing the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” — a hypersonic reconnaissance and ...
The SR-71 is one of the U.S. Air Force's most prolific aircraft. Other than looking like a futuristic aircraft military model lovers have built for decades, it was designed and built in secret by the ...
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SR-71 Blackbird stories that still blow minds
Too hot for jet fuel: The SR-71’s Mach 3+ speeds heated its skin beyond 500°F, forcing engineers to invent JP-7 fuel, stable ...
The SR-71 could cruise at speeds exceeding Mach 3 and at altitudes exceeding 80,000 feet—both of which represent performance extremes. At such extremes, the airframe generated heat, which posed ...
In the aftermath of Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was sent across Qaddafi’s ‘Line of Death’ for a high-risk overflight of Libya to deliver critical battle damage assessment.
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