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Pilot of SR-71 Blackbird reports about his ground speed check
“Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?’ There was a longer than normal pause … “Aspen, I show 1,942 knots.” No...
The story behind the SR-71 Blackbird Super Low Knife-edge Pass
“… The cadets now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their faces as the SR-71 leveled and accelerated, in full burner, on the...
How the SR-71 Blackbird was conceived
The plane was given the nickname "Blackbird" after being painted all black.
Before Gary Powers' U-2 was shot down, work on a ground-breaking espionage plane...
When the SR-71 Blackbird set four speed records on its last flight
The Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird, USAF serial number 61-7972, set four National Aeronautic Association and three Fédération Aéronautique Internationale speed records on its final flight...