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Returning an SR-71 to flight: why the challenge is not restoring an aircraft but rebuilding a system
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Returning an SR-71 to flight: why the challenge is not restoring an aircraft but rebuilding a system

By 
Francesco Jerace
Oct 12 2026

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Impressive video shows SR-71 Blackbird J58 Engine tested at Max Afterburner Power
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Impressive video of SR-71 Blackbird J58 Engine tested in full Afterburner

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SR-71 pilot recalls when he and his RSO safely landed their Blackbird after the right engine nacelle blew out and damaged the right-wing leading edge
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Blackbird pilot explains what caused an Inlet Duct Unstart in the SR-71 and how Habu drivers dealt with it

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Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know SR-71 pilots could manually trim the engines? Habu Driver explains why

Apr 20 2025
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
The Blackbird crew that flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop to see how many times the SR-71 could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The Blackbird crew who flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop to see how many times the SR-71 could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out

Apr 6 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
Blackbird Mechanic tells how you could light the SR-71’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Do you feel the need for speed? Watch this video of SR-71 Blackbird J58 Engine tested in full Afterburner

Apr 16 2024
By 
Dario Leone
SR-71 Mechanic explains how you could light the Blackbird’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available
Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

SR-71 Mechanic explains how you could light the Blackbird’s afterburners if TEB (Triethylborane) wasn’t available

Nov 5 2023
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
JP-7, the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

Not only JP-7: the SR-71 could use JP-4 and JP-5 as emergency fuels but they both limited the Blackbird top speed to Mach 1.5

Jun 27 2023
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Script Medium
Here’s why the SR-71 inlets had to be labeled “L” and “R” and why the Blackbird had engine and afterburner fuel control cable pulleys
Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why the SR-71 inlets had to be labeled “L” and “R” and why the Blackbird had engine and afterburner fuel control cable pulleys

May 28 2023
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
In 1971 an SR-71 crew flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop, in full continuous AB to see how many times the Blackbird could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

The story of the Blackbird crew that flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop to see how many times the SR-71 could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out

Aug 6 2022
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
Blackbird Pilot explains why the SR-71 had to refuel right after takeoff (and it’s not because it leaked fuel)
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Here’s why producing thousand gallons of JP-7 fuel used in the SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3+ Spy Plane caused a nationwide shortage of Flit insecticide

Jul 31 2022
By 
Linda Sheffield Miller
In 1971 an SR-71 crew flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop, in full continuous AB to see how many times the Blackbird could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

In 1971 an SR-71 crew flew 15,000 miles, in 10 hours 30 minutes non-stop to see how many times the Blackbird could refuel before the liquid nitrogen gave out

Jul 25 2021
By 
Dario Leone
JP-7, the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

JP-7, the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.

Jul 18 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Did you know the SR-71 engine was originally developed to power US Navy XF8U-3 Super Crusader? World renowned expert on the Blackbird unveils some unique facts about J58 turboramjet
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Did you know the SR-71 engine was originally developed to power US Navy XF8U-3 Super Crusader? World renowned expert on the Blackbird unveils some unique facts about J58 turboramjet

Jun 13 2021
By 
Dario Leone
Former SR-71 Pilot Explains why the Blackbird had to Light one Afterburner during Aerial Refueling
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Former SR-71 Pilot Explains why the Blackbird had to Light one Afterburner during Aerial Refueling

Jan 5 2020
By 
Dario Leone
‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says
Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird / SR-71 Top Speed

‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says

Oct 25 2019
By 
Dario Leone
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