Aviation Republic on MSN
The Blackbird - Lockheed nearly lost the spy plane race before it built a legend
The path to the Blackbird was anything but inevitable. After the hydrogen fueled Suntan project collapsed, Lockheed pushed ...
National Security Journal on MSN
Before the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, the CIA had a secret spy plane that flew even faster
Summary and Key Points: Years before the famous SR-71 Blackbird, the CIA built the A-12 Oxcart — a top-secret Mach 3 spy ...
The black magic inside the SR-71.
How the SR-71 Blackbird survived Mach 3 flight: 1,200°F skin temperatures, quartz windows, JP-7 cooling, and its titanium airframe.
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