SR-71 Blackbird
Fastest manned aircraft
The SR-71 Blackbird is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed for the U.S.
Air Force, operational from 1966 to 1999.
It remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever built, capable of outrunning surface-to-air missiles by flying at over Mach 3.
The distinctive black titanium airframe gave it its name.
The SR-71 could cross the Atlantic in under two hours.
- MachSonic speed ratio
- supersonicExceeding audio velocity
- speed recordDocumented fastest performance
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
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