The Fastest Plane on Earth!!

Since 1976, the "Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird" has held the orld record !or the !astest
"air-breathin# $anned aircra!t% ith a recorded s&eed o! 1,9'()*1 knots +,,19-), $&h.
-,(,9)6 k$/h0) That orks o1t to a sta##erin# -6)(( $iles/(*)*- k$ &er $in1te)
The Blackbird as so !ast that its strate#2 a#ainst s1r!ace-to-air $issiles as to si$&l2
accelerate and o1t!l2 the$) Belo 2o1 ill !ind an e3tensi4e #aller2 o! this iconic aircra!t
alon# ith in!or$ation on the histor2, desi#n and records the &lane holds to this da2)
The SR-71 ser4ed ith the 5)S) 6ir Force !ro$ 1967 to 199*) 8! the -, aircra!t b1ilt, 1,
ere lost in accidents, tho1#h none to ene$2 action) Since 1976, it has held the orld
record !or the !astest air-breathin# $anned aircra!t)
The !irst !li#ht o! an SR-71 took &lace on ,, 9ece$ber 1967, at 6ir Force Plant 7, in
Pal$dale, :ali!ornia) The !irst SR-71 to enter ser4ice as deli4ered to the 7,''th +later,
9th0 Strate#ic Reconnaissance ;in# at Beale 6ir Force Base, :ali!ornia, in <an1ar2
1966)
The Fastest Plane on Earth!! Since 1976, the "Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird" has held the
orld record !or the !astest "air-breathin# $anned aircra!t% ith a recorded s&eed o!
1,9'()*1 knots +,,19-), $&h. -,(,9)6 k$/h0) That orks o1t to a sta##erin# -6)((
$iles/(*)*- k$ &er $in1te) The Blackbird as so !ast that its strate#2 a#ainst s1r!ace-
to-air $issiles as to si$&l2 accelerate and o1t!l2 the$) Belo 2o1 ill !ind an e3tensi4e
#aller2 o! this iconic aircra!t alon# ith in!or$ation on the histor2, desi#n and records the
&lane holds to this da2) The SR-71 ser4ed ith the 5)S) 6ir Force !ro$ 1967 to 199*) 8!
the -, aircra!t b1ilt, 1, ere lost in accidents, tho1#h none to ene$2 action) Since 1976,
it has held the orld record !or the !astest air-breathin# $anned aircra!t) The !irst !li#ht o!
an SR-71 took &lace on ,, 9ece$ber 1967, at 6ir Force Plant 7, in Pal$dale,
:ali!ornia) The !irst SR-71 to enter ser4ice as deli4ered to the 7,''th +later, 9th0
Strate#ic Reconnaissance ;in# at Beale 6ir Force Base, :ali!ornia, in <an1ar2 1966)