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Flight test files: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird – Managing the expansion of the titanium skin

If there is one aircraft that could be termed the craziest development in aviation history, it would be the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird was a top performer in ...
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Testing Begins on Combined Cycle Engine That'll Grow to Challenge SR-71 Blackbird Record

Back in 1976, at the height of the Cold War, one of America's most secretive planes, the SR-71 Blackbird, managed to achieve a tremendous feat: it traveled at a speed of Mach 3, which is 2,193.2 mph ...
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Florida Is Where They're Testing Engines Faster Than Those on the SR-71 Blackbird

If you are into aviation you probably know by now something extraordinary is brewing over in the U.S. I'm talking about the plans to eventually produce a hypersonic military aircraft that can ...

Lockheed Once Built A Reconnaissance Aircraft That Set A Speed Record In 1976 That No Crewed Jet Has Beaten Since

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was one of the most extraordinary aircraft ever to take to the skies. The plane was a long-range ...