Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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,...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A comparison of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and its proposed successor, the SR-72 “Darkstar,” reveals a massive leap in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Point and Summary – Born from the need to replace the vulnerable U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird was an engineering marvel of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 was retired in 1990 on cost and survivability grounds despite unmatched speed, altitude, and responsiveness. -Congress forced...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Lockheed’s SR-71 was designed to be untouchable—fast, high, and hard to see. Over the Baltic, however, Sweden’s Saab JA-37...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1966, an SR-71 Blackbird broke apart at 79,000 feet after a right-engine inlet unstart triggered uncontrollable forces. -Test...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – National Security Journal visited an SR-71 Blackbird at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum outside of Washington, DC....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – For decades, aviation buffs have chased the “Aurora” hypersonic jet: a triangular SR-91 allegedly flying Mach 5+ out of...