"SR-71 Blackbird: The Cold War spy plane that's still the" Topic
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| Tango01 | 23 Nov 2019 11:35 a.m. PST |
…world's fastest aircraft. "During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other -- and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in secrecy in the late 1950s, was able to cruise near the edge of space and outfly a missile. To this day, it holds the records for the highest altitude in horizontal flight and the fastest speed for a non-rocket powered aircraft…"
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| GHECKO22 | 28 Nov 2019 12:08 p.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 30 Nov 2019 1:31 p.m. PST |
And I don't think anyone ever really wound one all the way up to true max speed, either. I love the 'habu'! |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.
