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The Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane ‘Broke All the Rules’ Thanks to Titanium
In one of the greatest ironies of the Cold War, the U.S. had to secretly buy the titanium needed to build the Mach 3+ SR-71 ...
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Better Than The SR-71 - The Never Built Convair Kingfish, FISH and Super Hustler
While many viewers might know of the SR-71 Blackbird - few know about its rival secret project, the Convair Kingfish - a spy ...
The U.S. Air Force flew a reconnaissance jet from the mid-'60s through 1990 that set a few long-standing speed and altitude ...
The Blackbird’s operational record was impeccable. Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth ...
The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. While almost everyone has heard of the American-made F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II platforms, many are ...
Image Credit: U.S.Air Force - Public Domain/Wiki Commons. Spy planes are the unsung legends of aviation, never the loudest, but often the most important. While most people rave about fighter jets and ...
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