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How the SR-71 Blackbird Redefined the Limits of Speed, Stealth, and Missile Evasion in Cold War Skies
They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or dashing off at speeds the Russians ...
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Inside the World’s Fastest Jet: Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it could outrun missiles—and did. Flying at Mach 3.3 and over 90,000 feet, this Cold War ...
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These 4 Supersonic Airplanes America Is Working On Will Turn Civilian Aviation on Its Head
The Trump administration opened the floodgates to supersonic air travel by asking the FAA to rewrite the 1970s flight ban ...
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A Look at the Dozen SR-71 Blackbird Losses
The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to ...