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JP-7: A Look at the Special Fuel of the SR-71
Flying at altitudes and speeds unheard of for contemporary jet aircraft, the Blackbird family required a fuel with unique ...
The concept of blended-wing aircraft – where fuselage and wing are all one structure – is not new. But this radical design ...
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is unlike virtually any plane that came before it, and virtually no planes like it have been ...
The F-106 was one of the best-looking US fighters of the 1960s. Its pure delta wing, curvaceous fuselage and handsome form ...
The U.S. Air Force flew a reconnaissance jet from the mid-'60s through 1990 that set a few long-standing speed and altitude records early in its service life.
What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever built, was powered by revolutionary Pratt & Whitney engines using single-crystal turbine blades to endure extreme heat.
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