The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is the fastest jet ever built, a machine so far ahead of its time even its own pilots thought it looked more like a spaceship than an airplane. It is an engineering marvel, powered by innovative engines that operated most efficiently at Mach 3.2, its typical...
Question 1: What was the mission of the SR-71 Blackbird? Matthew Burchette — Museum of Flight:The Blackbird was developed as a high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. It was outfitted with an advanced synthetic aperture radar system, an optical bar camera,...
A more interesting comparison is with the SR-71A amplifier, which is the best single ended portable amp you can find on Ray’s line up. Both carries the SR-71 “Blackbird” code, indicating serious level of performance. While generations apart, both amps are still well within the RSA hous...