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Video Features The SR-71 Blackbird Plane That Holds SIX World Records

The SR-71 Blackbird Plane That Holds SIX World Records

No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. The interesting video in this post …

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The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that outran North Korea SA-2 SAMs missiles flying over Korean Demilitarized Zone

The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that outran North Korea SA-2 SAMs missiles flying over Korean Demilitarized Zone

In 1981  North Korea the communist regime of  Kim il sung started flexing its military muscles with the aim to invade South Korea. Fearing an invasion on democratic South Korea by North Korea the U.S and its allies desperately need intelligence about missile sites, Anti-aircraft missile, the order of battle and …

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The Story of USAF SR-71 Blackbird inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights

The Story of USAF SR-71 Blackbird inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. The following account of one mission during the Yom Kippur War is told by SR-71 pilot Jim Wilson and it …

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SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check 

SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check 

Although SR-71 Blackbird was introduced way back in 1966 Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. Thanks to its astonishing flight characteristics, …

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