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Meet the SR-71: The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was a true speed demon. No interceptor ever really had a chance of catching it. During the...
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Meet the SR-71: The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” was a true speed demon. No interceptor ever really had a chance of catching it. During the...
The Saab J37 made history: During its nearly twenty-five years in service, the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” set numerous speed records, and on July 28, 1976, the...
The progress with the SR-72 may pertain to breakthrough technologies enabling larger platforms such as drones to maintain hypersonic speeds for longer-periods of time...
SR-71: A Mach 3.5 Spy Plane? While modern fifth-generation fighters like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are often synonymous with the...
Most people would assume that America’s latest fifth-generation fighter jets are the fastest airframes to ever take to the skies. Both the F-22 Raptor and F-35...
The U.S. Air Force took its first delivery of the SR-71 in 1966, and two years later it was at work flying reconnaissance missions over Vietnam.
Though not as fast as the SR-71, the F-4 had been a renowned record-holder in her own right, setting a whopping 16 world speed...
The U.S. Air Force’s SR-71 remains one of the most revered airframes in American history. Able to operate at high speeds of Mach 3.2 and high...
The aviation industry has felt the need for more speed since its inception. Some pursued speed for mere thrills or to set records. However,...
Speed can do many things for an aircraft. It can allow an airplane to get to its target quickly and complete its bombing run....