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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
The fastest aircraft to ever roam the skies may surprise you. While newer fighter jets like the U.S.-made F-22 Raptor or F-35 ...
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Lockheed Martin's "Son of Blackbird" Could Fly By 2030
The Lockheed Martin SR-72, known as the “Son of Blackbird,” could fly before the end of the decade. Developed in secret at ...
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Unassuming Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Going After SR-71's Speed Record Begins Testing
Aerospace startup Hermeus announced it has started testing the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine that will power the Quarterhorse Mk 3 aircraft to Mach 5 ...
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Here's what we know about Lockheed Martin's mysterious SR-72
In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...
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Innovative Aircraft
This need gave rise to the SR-71 "Blackbird," one of the most innovative planes ever built. With a top speed of 2,200 mph, it remains the fastest aircraft propelled by air-breathing engines ever ...
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Watch footage of the SR-71 Blackbird
NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...
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Edwards Air Force Base Sees a Jet Engine on Wheels Speeding Down Its Dry Lakebed
the world's fastest aircraft, traveling faster than the SR-71 Blackbird, which in 1976 set the record for fastest crewed aircraft in the world: Mach 3.3, or 2,193.2 mph (3,529.6 kph). The uncrewed ...