The Blackbird is considered to have been the fastest manned air-breathing jet in history ... proving that the SR-71 may have been the most technically impressive manned military aircraft the United ...
The record-breaking NASA/USAF X-15, the fastest plane ever built, could blaze through the skies at a staggering 4,520mph, ...
For nearly a decade, the X-15 - the fastest flying manned aircraft ever made - completed 199 missions at record breaking ...
It has held the world record for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft since 1976; this record was previously held by the relatedLockheed YF-12.
Although the mission to develop an even faster successor to the U-2 was already in the works prior to this incident, the loss of Powers’ aircraft ... its status as the fastest jet to ever ...
The Blackbird is considered to have been the fastest manned air-breathing ... may have been the most technically impressive manned military aircraft the United States ever built.