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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 ...
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History: How The Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' Continued To Set Records Until Its Final Flight
On its last flight with the USAF ... after its retirement, the SR-71 Blackbird remains the world’s fastest jet aircraft. Its pilots had specialized pressure suits, similar to those astronauts ...
Everyone Knows The SR-71 Blackbird Is Fast, But How Slow Can It Fly?
Rather, this is an unexpected display of slow and low flight. The outcome was a breathtaking spectacle, making it one of the ...