SR-71 Top Speed

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

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

The Blackbird From the shadows of the Cold War emerged an espionage platform that expanded… Read More

1 week ago

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

The Blackbird From the shadows of the Cold War emerged an espionage platform that expanded… Read More

3 weeks ago

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

SR-71 The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft… Read More

2 months ago

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

SR-71 Absolute Speed Record The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft was the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft and… Read More

2 months ago

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

The world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft The SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft was the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft… Read More

5 months ago

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.

The Blackbird No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated in more hostile airspace or with… Read More

6 months ago

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

More than 5 hours above Mach 3.0: SR-71 mission during the Yom Kippur War The… Read More

7 months ago

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

SR-71 Blackbird The SR-71 Blackbird was designed to fly deep into hostile territory, avoiding interception with its… Read More

8 months ago

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.

The SR-71 Blackbird The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, Mach 3+,… Read More

10 months ago

The Blackbird pilot who revealed SR-71 True Top Speed

SR-71 True Top Speed The SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced,… Read More

11 months ago