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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 ... even with the cockpit glass and thick flight suits ...
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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 ...
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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. Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the ...