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Even more Top Secret than the Lockheed SR-71, the D-21 drone was a promising Cold War idea that could have eliminated the need for manned overflights, ...
Royal International Air Tattoo, US aircraft like the B-1B and U-2 showcased American airpower and diplomacy, possibly marking the U-2’s final appearance before retirement.
One of the distinctive Dragon Lady surveillance jets participated in this year's Royal International Air Tattoo as part of ...
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The Most Difficult Military Airplane to Land

Landing it takes a chase car. Flying it means wearing a $250,000 pressure suit. And yet, the U-2 spy plane still rules the skies at 70,000 feet—nearly 70 years after its first flight. From cold war ...
The retirement of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird was not simply due to the end of the Cold War, but a result of its high operational costs, fierce interservice rivalry, and operational inflexibility.