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I can never read enough SR-71 stories. It is one of the most intriguing aircraft ever produced, and it was so far ahead of...
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I can never read enough SR-71 stories. It is one of the most intriguing aircraft ever produced, and it was so far ahead of...
An SR-71 Blackbird pilot flying a spy mission over Cuba at Mach 3 saw a cloud covering the entire island — and realized it...
A Swedish fighter jet on April 10 intercepted a Russian submarine transiting one of Northern Europe’s most critical maritime corridors. A Saab JAS 39...
Having dominated the unfriendly skies for the Navy from 1974 to 2006, the variable-sweep “swing wing” plane was meant to protect US carriers and...
A nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, despite weighing over 100,000 tons, uses its massive nuclear reactors to move at speeds over 30 knots or almost 35...
We all remember the iconic scene in the first “Top Gun” film. Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, tells his Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), “Sorry,...
When It Came to the SR-71 Blackbird, No Record Was Safe: You love the SR-71 Blackbird for its sleek lines, intimidating black color, and...
The U.S.-made A-1H Skyraider was a single-engine propeller-driven warplane. It looked woefully obsolescent in the Jet Age, yet it served ably during the hot...
The American-made B-36 Peacemaker strategic bomber was the largest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft ever built, thereby rightfully earning its place as one of the exhibits...
What’s undisputed is the fact that the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane (AKA the “Habu” in honor of a highly venomous pit viper [scientific...