On Jul. 6, 1972, Mery Evenson and Coz Mallozzi flew SR-71 Blackbird test airframe ‘955 on a 3-hour sortie, checking out…
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Cool Video (with Audio) Features SR-71 Mach 3 Spy Plane rendezvous with KC-135Q Tanker
by Dario LeoneThe clip features a quick, practice contact in “tanker manual” configuration followed by a disconnect, in preparation for a normal contact…
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SR-71 Pilot Tells the Story of When He Buzzed the Tower of Sacramento Airport with Afterburners Lit
by Dario Leone‘As we were approaching the tower I rolled the SR-71 up away from it and lit the afterburners. We went around…
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Here’s a rare footage of SR-71 Blackbird Performing at an Airshow
by Dario LeoneSince public displays were incredibly rare for the SR-71 Blackbird, the opportunity to see the legendary jet drew quite a crowd.…
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‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says
by Dario Leone‘Shul’s narrative of flight at or above Mach 3.5 is so far the most detailed evidence available of SR-71 top speeds,’…
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Interesting Video Explains how SR-71’s J58 Turbo-Ramjet Engine Works
by Dario LeoneAbove Mach 2.2, some of the airflow is bled from the fourth stage of the compressor and dumped into the augmentor…
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Sound of Freedom over Hanoi: how two SR-71s Generated Tri-Sonic Booms to Free US POWs in North Vietnam
by Dario LeoneTo ensure that the POWs directly involved in Operation Thunderhead were fully aware of the CinC’s approval of the plan, a…
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The Story of the Crippled SR-71 Blackbird that Overflew Hanoi at Just Mach 1.1, at Just 41,000ft. And Got Away Safely.
by Dario LeoneMajs Tom Pugh and Ronnie Rice had been extremely lucky, considering the number of SAMs that encircled Hanoi. It appeared that…
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That Time and F-4 Phantom II “Protected” an SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane from a Meteor Attack
by Dario Leone‘This rock is going God only knows how fast and is fifty miles straight up. If I can’t shoot down a…
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The Story of the SR-71 “Ichi-Ban:” the Blackbird that was Buried at Sea
by Dario Leone‘The remains of SR-71 Ichi-Ban were buried at sea with full military honors. The occasion occurred at 1157 hours on Christmas…
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