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Jan 24, 2025 · The SR-71 was a follow-on project to the U-2 aircraft, which evolved from a need for the intelligence agencies to overfly the Soviet Union to determine if the so-called 'bomber …

The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company …

Jan 19, 2025 · SR-71 Pilot on why the Blackbird had to refuel after takeoff “The JP-7 fuel reaches temperatures well over 300 degrees F. during Mach 3 cruise, making the fumes in each of the …

Jul 8, 2018 · What started out for us as a 10.5-hour, round-robin mission, California to the Soviet Union and back, turned into a 21-day marathon of SR-71 missions, involving 6 SR-71 air crew …

Oct 7, 2020 · Only 86 pilots and 86 Reconnaissance Systems Operators (RSOs) in the world have flown the iconic Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird strategic reconnaissance aircraft, or “Habu” …

Dec 12, 2024 · With a top speed of Mach 3, a service ceiling of 85,000 feet, and an 11,820-foot-per-minute rate of climb, the SR-71 could fly so fast, and so high, that the supersonic jet was …

Aug 12, 2021 · The SR-71 Blackbird, the most impressive plane ever created at the time, remained a mystery even 20 years after its first flight.

The SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft. The first flight …

The Air Force permanently retired SR-71 in 1998, leaving NASA with the two last airworthy Blackbirds until 1999. The fastest recorded speed for the SR-71 was Mach 3.32 (2,193 mph), …