The Time Traveler: SR-71 Blackbird Flew So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost Day Before Leaving From Kadena AB

The Time Traveler: SR-71 Blackbird Flew So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost Day Before Leaving From Kadena AB

The SR-71 Blackbird, a masterpiece of Cold War engineering from Lockheed’s Skunk Works, remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever to enter operational service. Capable of cruising at Mach 3.2 at altitudes above 85,000 feet, the Blackbird used its speed as its primary defense, successfully outrunning over 4,000 missiles during its career. The post The Time Traveler: SR-71 Blackbird Flew So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost Day Befor…