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Originally Posted by M21Sniper
The SR-71s actual performance is still classififed.
An interesting anecdote for you though. On it's very last operational USAF flight a SR-71 broke the absolute world speed record for an operational aircraft- a record that was held for about 30 years.....by an SR-71.
Regardless, the SR-71 has a max speed in excess of Mach 3.35 and a service cieling WELL in excess of 100,000 feet.
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The SR-71 is like a hustler. It does just enough to set a record, and then just enough to beat it. When we drag the old girl out in 30 years for a mission that nothing else on this earth can perform, she'll set another record before she retires again. Just because...