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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
The Lockheed Martin SR-71 “Blackbird” still holds the world record as the fastest manned jet aircraft ever constructed, with ...
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Unassuming Pratt & Whitney F100 Engine Going After SR-71's Speed Record Begins Testing
Aerospace startup Hermeus announced it has started testing the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine that will power the Quarterhorse Mk 3 aircraft to Mach 5 ...
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SR-72: 5 Advances Expected In The Hypersonic UAV "Son Of Blackbird"
The Lockheed Martin SR-72, dubbed the "Son of Blackbird," is poised to revolutionize the realm of hypersonic flight. As the successor to the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, the SR-72 is designed to push ...
What to Expect From Military Hypersonic Aircraft In The Next Decade
The SR-72 "Son of Blackbird," developed by Lockheed Martin, is set to become the hypersonic inheritor of the iconic SR-71 ...
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Hermeus completes ground testing ahead of Quarterhorse Mk 1 first flight
The start-up has set the goal of making the Mk 3 the world’s fastest aircraft, by breaking the airspeed record established by Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird nearly 50 years ago. In 1976 ...
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Wright Flyer to Space Shuttle: 7 aircraft that defined flight as we know it today
Jumping forward several decades and skipping other great leaps in technology like the SR-71 Blackbird (first Mach ... next most important aircraft is the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk.