‘Time Travel’: SR-71 Pilot Recalls Blackbird Flying So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost a Day Before Taking off From Kadena AB

‘Time Travel’: SR-71 Pilot Recalls Blackbird Flying So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost a Day Before Taking off From Kadena AB

Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird remains the ultimate icon of Cold War airpower, capable of Mach 3+ speeds and cruising at 85,000 feet. -Engineered by Lockheed’s Skunk Works using titanium secretly sourced from the Soviet Union, the Blackbird was designed to be untouchable—and it was, never once being shot down. -While legendary for […] The post ‘Time Travel’: SR-71 Pilot Recalls Blackbird Flying So Fast It Landed at Beale AFB Almost …