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Legendary “Sled Driver” Brian Shul tells the story behind his famed SR-71 Blackbird Ground Speed Check
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

1.842 knots on the ground: SR-71 Blackbird pilot recalls famed Speed Check

By 
Dario Leone
Sep 27 2026
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Author of SR-71 most stolen photo tells how he got the shot of the ultimate Blackbird super-low knife edge pass
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls doing a Blackbird super low pass at a speed of 152 knots

Sep 12 2026
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Key Publishing
The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot tells why the F-15 radar couldn’t see the Blackbird during Eagle Bait sorties

Aug 20 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 crew members tell why the Blackbird couldn’t exceed Mach 3.2 for Absolute Speed Record
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 crew members tell why the Blackbird couldn’t exceed Mach 3.2 for Absolute Speed Record

Jul 25 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 RSO recalls when USAF Chief of Staff warned Lockheed that trying to avoid SR-71 retirement would hurt chances to win the F-22 contract (and tells true story behind Blackbird retirement)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

“Avoiding SR-71 retirement would hurt Lockheed chances to win F-22 contract:” Blackbird RSO tells true story behind SR-71 retirement

May 3 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Blackbird pilot explains why the SR-71 limiting speed was Mach 3.55
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 spy planes could go faster than Mach 3.4 For BDA flights of Libya in support of Operation El Dorado Canyon. Here’s why.

Apr 16 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 RSO recalls when his Blackbird had to divert to South Korea after Photographing all of the SA-2 SAM Sites in North Korea in One Mission
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

More than 5 hours above Mach 3.0: SR-71 pilot recalls 11.13 hours mission during the Yom Kippur War

Mar 8 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls his Blackbird flying so fast that landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before Taking off from Kadena AB

Feb 8 2026
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 RSO recalls when an F-101 tried to race against his Blackbird. The Voodoo pilot gave up when he asked him how fast his F-101 could climb above 80,000 feet.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 RSO recalls when an F-101 tried to race against his Blackbird. The Voodoo pilot gave up when he asked him how fast his F-101 could climb above 80,000 feet.

Dec 4 2025
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
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Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The Blackbird pilot who revealed SR-71 True Top Speed

Nov 21 2025
By 
Dario Leone
The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast that the F-15 Eagle radar couldn’t see it

Oct 31 2025
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
The SR-71 that flew from New York to London an hour faster than the best commercial Concorde flight time
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

The SR-71 that flew from New York to London an hour faster than the best commercial Concorde flight time

Oct 26 2025
By 
Dario Leone
Sponsored by: Schiffer Military
Blackbird pilot explains why the SR-71 limiting speed was Mach 3.55
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Blackbird pilot explains why the SR-71 limiting speed was Mach 3.55

Oct 18 2025
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Blackbird pilot tells why the SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.55 so long as 427C weren’t exceeded

Oct 12 2024
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 pilot recalls when a Soviet MiG-23 pilot asked him to bring his Blackbird at Vladivostok as a gesture of peaceful relationship. He answered him to forward his request to US state department.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls when a Soviet MiG-23 pilot asked him to bring his Blackbird at Vladivostok as a gesture of peaceful relationship. He answered him to forward his request to US state department.

Jul 16 2024
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when his Blackbird flew So Fast that He and his RSO arrived at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Left Kadena AB
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls when he and his RSO pushed their Blackbird to Mach 3.5 and outran Gaddafi’s SAMs during a BDA flight of Libya in support of Operation El Dorado Canyon

Apr 14 2024
By 
Dario Leone
SR-71 pilot recalls the mission where a Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat fired a missile at his Blackbird
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

SR-71 pilot recalls the mission where a Soviet MiG-25 Foxbat fired a missile at his Blackbird

Feb 4 2024
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
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