A four-part quartz glass windshield resisted both heat and distortion when the SR-71 Blackbird was flying at speeds exceeding ...
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Why Was Flying the SR-71 Blackbird So Dangerous?
At Mach 3, friction with the atmosphere raised the SR-71’s skin temperatures to a searing 500 degrees Fahrenheit—hot enough to make the fuselage glow red.
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SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 ‘Fighter-Bomber’: Could This Have Been Built?
The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging SAMs, and trucking cruise missiles. In ...
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Sweden’s Saab JA-37 Viggen: The Fighter That Could ‘Radar Lock’ the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird
Lockheed’s SR-71 was designed to be untouchable—fast, high, and hard to see. Over the Baltic, however, Sweden’s Saab JA-37 Viggen proved uniquely capable of radar-locking and visually intercepting ...
From iconic passenger jets to stealth fighters, Boeing and Lockheed have shaped the skies. But their paths diverged long ago, ...
On November 24, 1971, a man who called himself Dan Cooper (later misreported as D.B.) hijacked Northwest Orient Flight 305 ...
A major social and economic value point from the scale of the F-35 program is the skills growth for American workers and the ...
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A Rare Russian MiG-25 Fighter Jet Is Now on Display at the Air Force Museum
The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.
The 17 games that featured a go-ahead score in the final minute of regulation are the most through five weeks of a season ...
The NFL celebrates history with first-ever regular season game in Ireland; Carson Wentz throws two interceptions while being sacked six times as the Minnesota Vikings lose 24-21 to Pittsburgh Steelers ...
A 71-year-old Tucson man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after federal authorities say he planned to meet a minor for sex. Beginning in February 2023, John Stephen Baker had been ...
That approach to products appears to be something for the museums. In Israel, rightly or otherwise, there is a belief that ...
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