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History: How The Lockheed SR-71 'Blackbird' Continued To Set Records Until Its Final Flight
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird set speed records ... CosmoSphere states that another Blackbird's flight set an altitude record of 80,100 feet (24,400 meters), more than twice as high as a commercial ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
While newer fighter jets like the U.S.-made F-22 Raptor or F-35 Lightning II probably come to mind, the record for speed actually belongs to a Cold War-era spy plane. The Lockheed Martin SR-71 ...
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From The Archives: U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Flies Over Sierra Nevada Mountains
On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
Unsurprisingly, the SR-71’s design was heavily influenced by ... The theory was that this combination of stealth and speed would make it nearly impossible for even the most advanced Soviet ...