The SR-71 engineering was so cutting edge that even the tools to build the Blackbird needed to be designed from… Read More
SR-71 Blackbird pilot Brian Shul suddenly died in the night of May 20, 2023 in Reno, Nevada, at age 75,… Read More
‘One of the real highlights of flying above Mach 3 and above 80,000 feet is nobody is up there with… Read More
‘One of the interesting discoveries from the Eagle Bait was that F-15s couldn’t even find us when everything was shut… Read More
No story on the SR-71 would be complete without an understanding and appreciation of just how valuable the KC-135Q model… Read More
‘“Beautiful, beautiful, come back and do another one,” the tower controller said,’ Maury Rosenberg, SR-71 Blackbird pilot. CLICK HERE to buy… Read More
SR-71 Blackbird crew members have said that they sometimes came down looking for a tanker, not so much because they… Read More
“In military power, we would start to fall off the boom. The solution was to light one afterburner with careful… Read More
The new ‘Big Tail’ assembly would be 13 feet 9 inches long and weigh 1,273 lbs. with 49 cubic feet… Read More
Frank Murray, the last of only six pilots to fly the A-12 for the CIA legendary Oxcart program, passed away… Read More
The only other woman to have flown aboard the legendary SR-71 Blackbird was Congresswoman Beverly Byron who rode as a… Read More
Even though the tires could last for approximately 15 full-stop landings SR-71 Blackbird tires were changed after 10 takeoffs. CLICK… Read More
SR-71 Blackbird Pilots and RSOs, even with gloves on, couldn’t keep their hands by the glass for more than a… Read More
In addition to their A-12 chase and training duties, these F-101 Voodoos were tasked with the interception of any unauthorized… Read More
‘To ignite the JP-7 for engine start, and to light the afterburner section, a liquid chemical ignition system was used.… Read More
Since the CIA wanted to keep the A-12 project secret, it determined that the Oxcart could not be tested at… Read More
The Soviets did not have the technology to make blades that could tolerate as high temperatures as the J58 turbine.… Read More
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