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The A-12 Oxcart: The CIA's Mach 3 Spy Plane That Used 'Plasma Stealth'
Summary and Key Points: The A-12 Oxcart, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works for the CIA, preceded the renowned SR-71 Blackbird. Entering service in 1967 ...
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The CIA's Mach 5 A-12 Oxcart: Faster than SR-71 Blackbird
Summary and Key Points: The A-12 Oxcart, predecessor to the famed SR-71 Blackbird, was a groundbreaking reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works in the late 1950s. -Designed to ...
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The best and baddest of U.S. stealth bombers:
LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD Role: Strategic reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer: Lockheed, Skunk Works division Status: Retired The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic ...
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Blackbird Diaries
A Blackbird takes off from Beale AFB. The SR-71 was the last major aircraft designed with a slide rule. When Bob Gilliland made the first flight of the SR-71 on December 22, 1964, engineers were ...
Linz-based startup CycloTech tests aircraft with unusual propulsion system
The demonstrator for a flying car from the Linz-based company CycloTech has completed its maiden flight. Thanks to its special drive, it is very maneuverable.
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Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the Epitome of Cold War Spycraft
“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...