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3.2 Mach and 91,000 Feet: How the A-12 Blackbird Broke the Limits of Flight
As the Cold War intensified, Lockheed’s engineers faced impossible physics, building an aircraft that could outrun missiles, ...
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Why Did the US Air Force Retire the SR-71 Blackbird?
The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built, was ultimately done in by the Air Force’s most notorious and ...
Even the best titanium found for the SR-71 was still rejected frequently as the exotic metal is sensitive to corrosion from ...
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33,000 Pounds of Thrust: How the Blackbird’s Engines Rewrote Jet Propulsion
The J58 engine was both miracle and menace, a hybrid that functioned as a turbojet, a ramjet, and a furnace. This episode ...
The race for quiet supersonic flight takes a leap forward with NASA's X-59. But what challenges remain before it becomes a ...
Emily Gilroy, a consultant with Crestview Strategy, registered this past week to lobby on behalf of EDF Power Solutions, a ...
The Flight Test Historical Foundation , a nonprofit organization working to expand the Flight Test Museum at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., invites the public to its annual "Gathering of Eagles" ...
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