Many years ago, as a youngster, I was riding my bike on the edge of the small town where I grew up. Basically in these small Midwest communities, you are in town on one side of the road, and in the country on the other side. This ride was my first experience with a Red … Read more
Happy 55th Birthday Blackbird! The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flew for the first time on Dec. 22, 1964 at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Throughout its career, that came to an end on Oct. 9, 1999, no SR-71 was reportedly lost nor damaged due to hostile actions: the SR-71 flew above Mach 3 at 85,000 … Read more
The SR71 Blackbird is an icon in the world of aircraft. It’s top speed may still be classified but publicly it’s been said to go as fast as 2200 mph…which is actually faster than a bullet. No enemy missile or interceptor jet ever brought one down, and the Blackbirds flew all over the world, and … Read more