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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Here are the materials you should use instead of titanium to build a Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane today

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 spy plane’s titanium parts made in summer corroded while those made in winter didn’t

Linda Sheffield Miller

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F-14 RIO who visited the Blackbird's Roost at Beale AFB tells the story of two memorable SR-71 takeoffs... And that of his Tomcat's unrestricted climb

Cold War Era / F-14 Tomcat / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Tomcat RIO tells the story of when he and his Pilot flew to Beale AFB in their F-14 to discuss “operational matters” with SR-71 Blackbird crews

Dario Leone

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These unique SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit photos show why no cockpit demands as much intense focus as a Habu’s

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

These unique SR-71 Blackbird Cockpit photos show why no cockpit demands as much intense focus as a Habu’s

Linda Sheffield Miller

The story behind this photo of an SR-71 afterburner blowing apart during an air show (according to Kelly Johnson this Blackbird was structurally unsound)

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The story behind this photo of an SR-71 afterburner blowing apart during an air show (according to Kelly Johnson this Blackbird was structurally unsound)

Linda Sheffield Miller

Did you know that titanium used to build the iconic SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3+ spy plane came from Soviet Union?

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The epic story of the SR-71 Blackbird crew that flew a North Pole Mission the Night Before Christmas to spy on Soviets setting up acoustic sensors to track US submarines

Linda Sheffield Miller

SR-71 pilots explain why flying the Blackbird with just one engine in full afterburner was SR-71 aircrews’ most dangerous operation

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Blackbird pilots explain why flying the SR-71 with just one engine in full afterburner was Blackbird aircrews’ most dangerous operation

Linda Sheffield Miller

Sec. of Defense McNamara canceled the YF-12 Blackbird program to fund the F-106X Mach 5 Interceptor. Then he canceled the F-106X program too.

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Sec. of Defense McNamara canceled the YF-12 Blackbird program to fund the F-106X Mach 5 Interceptor. Then he canceled the F-106X program too.

Linda Sheffield Miller

Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

“The left afterburner technique” and all the special problems that made SR-71 Blackbird air refueling challenging

Linda Sheffield Miller

The list of the fastest and the highest known flights ever recorded by the Lockheed Blackbird family

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

That time an SR-71 Blackbird crew used the Morse code to say “F**k” off to North Korean regime (They were preparing to shoot SAMs in neutral airspace)

Linda Sheffield Miller

First man to fly the iconic SR-71 recalls when he flew the Blackbird Inverted and he turned off the Instrumentation so that Kelly Johnson wouldn’t find out

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

First man to fly the iconic SR-71 recalls when he flew the Blackbird Inverted and he turned off the Instrumentation so that Kelly Johnson wouldn’t find out

Dario Leone

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USAF U-2 Avionics Technician explains why S-300 and S-400 missile systems would not be able to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird

Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / Weapons

USAF U-2 Avionics Technician explains why S-300 and S-400 missile systems would not be able to shoot down the SR-71 Blackbird

Linda Sheffield Miller

First SR-71 RSO explains why Reconnaissance Systems Officer cockpit had to be rearranged before the Blackbird maiden flight or the USAF would not buy the SR-71

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

First SR-71 RSO explains why Reconnaissance Systems Officer cockpit had to be rearranged before the Blackbird maiden flight or the USAF would not buy the SR-71

Linda Sheffield Miller

Former SR-71 Pilot and now Reverend recalls when his Blackbird had a double-engine flame-out at Mach 3. He was able to Restart the Engines after it Fell for 25,000 Feet.

Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘The SR-71 limiting speed as configured would be about Mach 3.55 so long as you don’t exceed 427C.’ Former Blackbird pilot gives some interesting details about SR-71 top speed.

Linda Sheffield Miller

U-2 Vs SR-71: former USAF Avionics Technician explains why the Dragon Lady still flies spy missions while the Blackbird had been retired

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

U-2 Vs SR-71: former USAF Avionics Technician explains why the Dragon Lady still flies spy missions while the Blackbird had been retired

Dario Leone

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 that time his Blackbird flew so fast that he and his RSO Landed at Beale AFB almost a Day Before They Took Off from Kadena AB

Linda Sheffield Miller

Former U-2 pilot tells the story of the Soviet submarine that almost fired a nuclear torpedo at a US Navy ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Former U-2 pilot tells the story of the Soviet submarine that almost fired a nuclear torpedo at a US Navy ship during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Linda Sheffield Miller

SR-71 RSO tells the story behind this video of a Blackbird creating ’13 Fireballs’ during Air Fete Air Show 1986 at RAF Mildenhall

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know the SR-71 crew set off controlled explosions using Triethylborane (the most dangerous material after fissionable nuclear material) to start the Blackbird engines?

Linda Sheffield Miller

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