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Key Points and Summary - Despite the legendary success of the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, the Soviet Union never developed a direct equivalent, for several key reasons. -Moscow prioritized its burgeoning ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents. On July ...

Summary and Key Points: In June 2024, the SR-71 community gathered in Reno, Nevada, for the twenty-fifth and final anniversary hosted by the Blackbird Association, attended by those associated with ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding shot ...

The SR-71 is one of the U.S. Air Force's most prolific aircraft. Other than looking like a futuristic aircraft military model lovers have built for decades, it was designed and built in secret by the ...

Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird, an iconic Cold War spy plane, was retired in 1999, but its legacy as a symbol of American technological superiority remains strong. -Despite being replaced ...

Back in 1976, at the height of the Cold War, one of America's most secretive planes, the SR-71 Blackbird, managed to achieve a tremendous feat: it traveled at a speed of Mach 3, which is 2,193.2 mph ...

The Blackbird produced such high temperatures that it could have ignited JP-8 fuel, so a new fuel known as JP-7 fuel, was ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This year WFMY News 2 turns 75! So to celebrate our diamond year, we are opening the WFMY News 2 Vault. On this day, back in March 1990, WFMY News 2 spoke with a man who has ...

If you've ever looked at your wrist and wished that you had a Cold War momento on it that costs as much as a hypercar, Urwerk has your back with its EMC SR-71 watch that includes material from an ...