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The Lockheed D-21 Was More Than a Mini-Version of the SR-71 Blackbird – The concept of “military drone” is one that is often associated...
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The Lockheed D-21 Was More Than a Mini-Version of the SR-71 Blackbird – The concept of “military drone” is one that is often associated...
Russia’s Attempt to Build An SR-71 – During the Cold War, the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” earned a reputation that no aircraft could catch it,...
A former Air Force Pilot Trainee explains the story of the A-12: During the most intense years of the Cold War, the CIA relied on...
The SR-71 Blackbird was a long-range reconnaissance plane with remarkable performance characteristics: Mach 3 speed, and 85,000 service ceiling, and an 11,820 foot per...
The Saab J37 fighter is the only aircraft to ever score a missile lock on a legendary SR-71 Blackbird. Thankfully the fighter was friendly...
The SR-71 and now SR-72 get all the fame when it comes to spy planes. And yet, the CIA had its very own SR-71-looking...
The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is clearly an old aircraft by today’s F-35 stealth and hypersonic standards. However, the Mach 3 aircraft has a...
The SR-71 Spyplane to this day is the fastest plane on Earth – even though it is retired. And yet, many do not know...
Back when my very first 19FortyFive article was published, discussing the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, several of our readers requested that I follow up by...
The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is getting a ton of attention again due to an appearance by the supposed SR-72 in Top Gun: Maverick....