Which member of the Blackbird family was the faster and which one reached the highest altitude? The iconic SR-71 Blackbird spy…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Clarence “Kelly” Johnson described the first flight of the top secret A-12 Oxcart as “horrible to watch.” Here’s why.
by Dario LeoneUpon returning to the runway, it was discovered that some of the A-12’s equipment was installed backwards. On Apr. 26, 1962,…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
The story of the letter signed by a VIP that granted extra help to an SR-71 Blackbird crew after an emergency landing in a small air base in South Korea
by Dario Leone“I gave an envelope to the base commander…. I was instructed to give this envelope out if we were ever in…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 RSO tells the story of when his Blackbird made an emergency landing in South Korea after an engine failure experienced while spying over Vladivostok
by Dario LeoneAs the target was approached, the left engine oil pressure began to drop (at Mach 3.2). As the SR-71 Blackbird started…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Ichiban Wreckage: The story of how SR-71 Blackbird #61-7974 was recovered and buried at sea
by Dario LeoneThe final resting place of SR-71 Blackbird #61-17974 better known as Ichiban was in 25,597 feet of water, in an area…
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Read the Silver Star Recommendation for the SR-71 crew who flew their Blackbird at her fastest speed, at night, carrying an NSA ELINT recorder to collect SA-5 SAM radar signal
by Dario LeoneThe SR-71 night time flight performance restrictions were lifted so the flight could be flown at max Mach (3.2) and turns…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Here are the materials you should use instead of titanium to build Blackbird Mach 3 spy planes today
by Dario LeoneThere are lots of opportunities to improve on the SR-71 Blackbird’s original design with new materials, and there are a lot…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
SR-71 Pilot tells the story of the “Secret” Party He and other Habu Crews had with Victor Pugachev and other Soviet Su-27 Pilots at Paris Air Show 1989
by Dario Leone‘All Soviet flying demos were mysteriously canceled that day. Could it have been the Tequila, or did they all want to…
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Cool Time Lapse Video shows SR-71 Blackbird Installation at the Science Museum of Virginia
by Dario LeoneThe time lapse video in this post shows how an SR-71 Blackbird was moved from the Richmond Virginia Aviation Museum to…
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‘We truly felt invincible at Mach 3.15:’ SR-71 pilot tells the story of his BDA flight of Libya in Support of Operation El Dorado Canyon
by Dario Leone‘The take seemed normal as we made our hard right turn towards Tripoli, and we were tuned for the SA-5 site…
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