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The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft. The first flight of an SR-71 took ...

Taken in March 1990 the emotional video in this post shows the arrival of the iconic SR-71A Blackbird at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force (USAF). During its career, this aircraft accumulated ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the Lockheed SR-71 ...

Nicknamed after an illegitimate child, the SR-71C was, remarkably, two separate SR-71s pieced together. “The forward half of 981 was actually never meant to fly at all,” Bill Walton wrote. “The ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, one of two initial U.S. Air Force SR-71A reconnaissance aircraft that was retired from operational service and loaned to NASA for high-speed ...

There was research and development beyond DARPA with the Lockheed Skunkworks. DARPA’s goal was to help prevent the USA from facing Sputnik situations. This is where the USA was surprised by Russia and ...

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