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The SR-71 #955: the first Blackbird to use the ASARS to photograph Soviet Submarines
SR-71 #955 was a test bird destined to spend her flying career in the US, primarily in Southern California. But this Blackbird had a...
The slowest speed ever recorded by an SR-71
When talking about the “Blackbird family,” probably the most frequently asked Blackbird question is how high and how fast it really flies. But what...
Why the SR-71 Blackbird airframe was designed to leak fuel
Pooling under the SR-71 Blackbird, it was assumed that it had a mechanical flaw. No way, this was planned!
Over its nearly 24-year service life,...
General Curtis LeMay wanted a bomber variant of the A-12 but the SR-71 was developed
General Curtis LeMay needed Johnson to convert the A-12 variant of the Blackbird to an extended-range deep penetration bomber that the Russians could not...
The D-21 Drone and project Senior Bowl by Skunk Works
At Beale Air Force Base, in California, you would think that the SR-71 Blackbird program would be the biggest, blackest, and deepest secret. You...