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Originally Posted by Blademaster
What's the difference between A-12 and the S-71 Blackbird?
By the way, does anyone know about the Top Secret Aurora? It was supposed to be some super top secret high tech experimental plane with very exotic technology? Does anyone care to take a guess at it?
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A-12, single seater, flew higher and faster than the SR`.
SR-71, two seater with better sensors, this was the successor to the A-12.
In one documented instance, an A-12 flew at 93,000 ft at Mach many! 3.35 AFAIK.
Aurora was the code-name for the B2 Stealth bomber in it`s "Black" days, and not the mythical pulse detonation engined Mach 6 spy plane in those fantasy editorials......But ya never know.....