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‘Would’ve never come out of that cloud’: SR-71 Blackbird nearly flew through volcanic ash that would have destroyed it at Mach 3
SR-71 Blackbird pilot Dave Peters told his RSO Ed Bethart that they “probably would’ve never come out of that cloud” if they ...
The SR-71 could cruise at speeds exceeding Mach 3 and at altitudes exceeding 80,000 feet—both of which represent performance extremes. At such extremes, the airframe generated heat, which posed ...
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