SR-72 Son of Darkstar Has 1 Feature Russia and China Can’t Match

SR-72 Son of Darkstar Has 1 Feature Russia and China Can’t Match

For many decades, Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird held the lofty title of the fastest air-breathing crewed aircraft ever built.  Developed during the Cold War, the SR-71 was designed to conduct high-speed reconnaissance missions at altitudes in excess of 80,000 feet. It relied on sheer speed — over Mach 3, or three times the speed of sound […] The post SR-72 Son of Darkstar Has 1 Feature Russia and China Can’t Match appeared first on 19FortyFive.