The U.S. Air Force flew a reconnaissance jet from the mid-'60s through 1990 that set a few long-standing speed and altitude ...
National Security Journal on MSN
The Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane ‘Broke All the Rules’ Thanks to Titanium
In one of the greatest ironies of the Cold War, the U.S. had to secretly buy the titanium needed to build the Mach 3+ SR-71 ...
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How the Air Force made fuel for the SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed-built SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane in history, was designed to replace the U-2 spy plane. This ...
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