National Security Journal on MSN
‘It Can Outrun Everything’: The SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane Had 1 Job
Born from the need to replace the vulnerable U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird was an engineering marvel of the Cold War. We ...
Spy planes have quietly shaped global events by gathering intelligence from high above the clouds. This article highlights 13 ...
A four-part quartz glass windshield resisted both heat and distortion when the SR-71 Blackbird was flying at speeds exceeding ...
Real Engineering on MSN
How a Soviet Metal Helped America Build Its Spy Plane
The SR-71 Blackbird was a marvel of Cold War engineering — a plane that flew faster than a bullet and higher than missiles ...
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