How the SR-71 Blackbird survived Mach 3 flight: 1,200°F skin temperatures, quartz windows, JP-7 cooling, and its titanium ...
More than 60 years after it graced the skies for the first time, Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest manned plane ever developed. With the ability to hit a maximum speed of 2,193 miles per ...
The SR-71 was derived from the A-12 Oxcart, a black project also built by Lockheed’s famed “Skunk Works” division for the CIA.