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The SR-71 Blackbird Is Remembered for More Than Speed and Stealth
The Lockheed Martin SR-71 “Blackbird ... in the Blackbird design process were high speeds and a minimized radar cross-section. The theory was that this combination of stealth and speed ...
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Fifty Years Later, the SR-71 Blackbird Is Still the Fastest Plane Ever Built
The Blackbird ... stealth planes. Things like a reduced radar cross-section. The use of specialized radar-absorbing materials, and its UFO-like shape, all contributed to the SR-71 being difficult ...