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The SR-71 Blackbird's Fuel Was So Special That the Air Force Built a New Tanker for It
But while JP-7’s low flashpoint was capable of serving the SR-71’s voracious fuel consumption without igniting, the new fuel had a different problem: igniting at all for the sake of engine ...
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These 3 American Aircraft Redefined What It Meant to Fly “Fast”
The SR-71 was so fast that when fired upon with a surface-to-air missile, the SR-71 could simply accelerate and outrun it. Perhaps no aspect of human flight captivates the public’s imagination like ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at ...
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Luminox Blackbird SR-71 Limited Edition
Luminox watches are made for life’s rugged adventures, and so is this new SR-71 Blackbird series with its Valjoux movement, limited to 500 units. All Luminox watches are Swiss Made and feature the ...
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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 ...