The Blackbird was created for long-range, strategic reconnaissance (hence the SR in the name), succeeding the U-2 spy plane ... at the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill AFB in Utah, or see one ...

the aircraft averaged 2,124 mph (3,418 km/h) from the west to the east. Reflecting on this record, the National Air and Space Museum states that: “This Blackbird accrued about 2,800 hours of ...

This miniature American flag was on board the Lockheed SR-71A (Blackbird) s/n 61-7972 on its record-setting last flight for delivery to the National Air and Space Museum on March 6, 1990. Biographical ...

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So, Blackbird was not hypersonic as its anticipated successor, the SR-72, is set to be. Instead, it was a supersonic plane. But that was fine for the era it was serving in. The Blackbird is ...

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Housing more than 400 aircraft and spacecraft ... Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird." Recent visitors appreciated both the indoor and outdoor exhibits. Most described the museum as "fascinating" and ...