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Mach 3 SR-71 “Blackbird” Spy Plane Was Decades Ahead of Its Time
Despite innovations, engine temperature limits restricted the aircraft’s top speed. -The SR-71’s titanium airframe allowed it ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it.
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The SR-71 Blackbird's Fuel Was So Special That the Air Force Built a New Tanker for It
Designed during the Cold War for long-range reconnaissance, the SR-71 served with both the CIA and the U.S. Air Force and operated at the bounds of technical possibilities. With a top speed of ...
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Unassuming Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Going After SR-71's Speed Record Begins Testing
But only one, the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, holds the speed record with humans on board. Back in 1976 one of these planes reached a staggering speed of Mach 3 (2,193.2 mph ...
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...
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Lockheed Martin’s “Son of Blackbird” Could Fly By 2030
The SR-71 was a Cold War marvel ... The SR-72 could have a top speed in the Mach 6 range. That’s 4,603 miles per hour. Fast enough to fly across the continental United States in about thirty ...