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How the SR-71 Was Retired for Good (Even Though It Was the Fastest Plane Ever)
X It could cross continents in just a few hours, and at 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey 100,000 square miles of the ground below per hour. No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” and on its
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SR-71 Blackbird Pilot recalls When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with the Afterburners Lit
‘“Beautiful, beautiful, come back and do another one,” the tower controller said,’ Maury Rosenberg, SR-71 Blackbird pilot.
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Here's What We Know About Lockheed Martin's Mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
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Monster Moves: The Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird Somehow Outran 4,000 Enemy Missiles - 19FortyFive
The SR-71 is still the fastest plane on Earth, even though the U.S. military has no use for it anymore. And it made serious history.
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72 - Business Insider
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane.
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Lockheed Martin Announces Progress in Hypersonic SR-72 Aircraft Program
Lockheed Martin's Advanced Development Programs discussed the future of the SR-71 Blackbird's successor: a Mach 6 strike and reconnaissance aircraft.
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Step inside cockpit of US's iconic war planes - Business Insider
From the planes of World War I to the fighters and bombers that turned the tide against Hitler, the museum's virtual tour is an aviation nut's dream come true.
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'107 feet of fire-breathing titanium': A US Air Force major describes flying the fastest plane in history
In the 1960s, when a single military incident had the potential to spark a nuclear war, the US government needed a surveillance plane that absolutely could not be detected, intercepted, or shot down.
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15 Incredible Facts About the SR-71 Blackbird (With Even MORE Incredible Photos!)
The SR-71 Blackbird was a strategic reconnaissance (SR) aircraft built by Lockheed Martin and designed by Clarence Johnson. It took flight in 1964 and kept going until being retired by NASA in 1999. Although this next-gen-looking aircraft never made it to
