Fifty Years On, No Crewed Jet Has Beaten the SR-71 Blackbird's 1976 Speed Record
The SR-71 Blackbird set a crewed jet speed record of 2,193 mph in 1976. Here's how it flew, why it was retired...
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The SR-71 Flight That Landed Before It Took Off — And Why No Airliner Could Repeat It
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When the SR-71 Blackbird Played Bait: Inside the F-15's 'Eagle Bait' Missions Over Nevada
How SR-71 Blackbirds served as 'Eagle Bait' targets for F-15s over Nevada — and why the spy plane was so hard...
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Chlorine, Cadmium and the SR-71: How Burbank's Tap Water Nearly Grounded the Blackbird
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