Stealth bombers & reconnaissance

Lockheed SR-71Blackbird

The fastest air-breathing crewed aircraft

Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft with early radar-absorbing materials and a shape to reduce its radar return.

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First flight1964
ManufacturerLockheed Skunk Works
CountryUnited States
TypeStrategic reconnaissance aircraft
StatusRetired / museum

History

Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft with early radar-absorbing materials and a shape to reduce its radar return.

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