Blackbird SR-71 did not survive through concealing but through escape. Lockheed had constructed the Skunk Works of the SR-71 in the wake of the 1960 U-2 shootdown in the belief that, once spotted, the ...
Key Points and Summary - The SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, held its speed record not because of its airframe's limits, but due to a crucial safety restriction on ...