A '60s-era SR-71 flew so fast it broke the radar screen of a jet trying to track it

The SR-71 Blackbird can fly faster than just about anything — so fast, in fact, that it broke the radar system of a jet ...
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SR-71 Blackbird Speed Record in Danger After New Quarterhorse Prototype Takes Flight

Back in 1976, Major General Eldon Wayne Joersz and Lieutenant Colonel George T. Morgan Jr. climbed on board a Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and set the absolute world speed record for a manned, ...
The National Interest

The SR-71 Blackbird Can’t Run on Jet Fuel. Here’s What It Uses Instead.

Ordinary jet fuel would boil and combust inside the Blackbird’s fuel tanks—meaning the aircraft must use a special fuel blend that is nearly impossible to light by accident. The SR-71 Blackbird ...
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SR-71 Blackbird’s Remarkable Achievement

Explore the incredible achievements of the SR-71 Blackbird, a legendary reconnaissance aircraft renowned for its speed, altitude, and pioneering technology.
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World’s Fastest Jet Drone Hits Mach 1.21, Builds the Skills to Go After SR-71 Record

It’s been less than a year since an American defense startup called Hermeus flew the first prototype of its supersonic drone, the Quarterhorse Mk 1, and this crew has already managed to go past the ...