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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. A s Washington and ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
Even the successor, the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” is going to be unlike the SR-71. It is not only slated to be ...
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What It Took To Build The SR-71 Blackbird
The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America ... The resulting SR-71 remains one of Lockheed Martin’s most formidable aircraft designs. Designed to fly faster than 2,000 ...
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
Lockheed Martin’s infamous Skunk Works division is responsible for developing the legendary SR-71 platform. Spearheaded by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the Blackbird project was initially ...