What Makes The Windshield Of An SR-71 Blackbird Jet So Special?
The SR-71 Blackbird has several features that make it unique, one of which is a windshield that's specially made for the ...
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That Time a MiG-25 “Foxbat” Tried to Shoot Down the SR-71 Blackbird
While an SR-71 emanating from Kadena Air Base in Japan, was going in for images of key communist targets throughout the Asian side of the Communist Bloc, MiG-25s from Vladivostok gave chase.
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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
As the Cold War between the United States and USSR was heating up, U.S. policymakers desired new aerial platforms that could circumvent the Soviets’ advanced air defense systems. The resulting ...
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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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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 ...