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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. A s Washington and ...
Radical new tech brings flying cars closer to reality
With six cyclorotors, the BlackBird from CycloTech is designed to take off and land vertically, move sideways, brake mid-air and even parallel park.
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JA-37 Viggen: The Fighter That Could Have Shot Down an SR-71 Blackbird
Despite its speed, the Swedish Saab JA-37 Viggen once managed a missile lock on the Blackbird during an interception over the ...
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Blane Klemek Outdoors: Red-winged blackbirds will soon arrive in droves
The red-winged blackbird, at home in cattail vegetation of Minnesota’s bountiful wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a welcome ...
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The SR-71 Blackbird Was Built to Outrun Soviet Air Defenses
The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record for sustained altitude in horizontal flight in 1976 when it flew at Mach 3.3 (times the speed of sound). As of 2025, no fighter or proposed ...