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Watch: Kelly Johnson Talks About His Greatest Creation “The World’s Fastest Aircraft”

Watch: Kelly Johnson Talks About His Greatest Creation "The World’s Fastest Aircraft"

Clarence Leonard “Kelly” Johnson was an American aeronautical and systems engineer.  He played a leading role in the design of over forty aircraft, including several honored with the prestigious Collier Trophy, acquiring a reputation as one of the most talented and prolific aircraft design engineers in the history of aviation. …

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How Worlds Fastest Plane SR-71 Blackbird HABU Logo Was Conceived

How Worlds Fastest Plane SR-71 Blackbird HABU Logo Was Conceived

The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” …

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