The SR-71 was MUCH FASTER than the Air Force will admit

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Boeing recently got into some trouble by claiming the new F-15EX has a top speed of nearly Mach 3, only to walk that claim back a few days later.

This got us wondering about other aircraft with top speeds Uncle Sam may not have been entirely honest about... Like the legendary SR-71 Blackbird.

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Citations:
https://www.amazon.com/Lockheed-SR-71-Blackbird-Illustrated-Legendary/dp/076435504X
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-list-of-the-fastest-and-the-highest-known-flights-ever-recorded-by-the-lockheed-blackbird-family/
https://coffeeordie.com/sr-71-blackbird
https://sofrep.com/news/watch-major-brian-shul-tell-his-legendary-story-about-trolling-ground-speed-checks-in-the-sr-71/
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sr-71-could-attain-mach-3-5-but-at-that-speed-serious-damage-to-the-aircraft-might-occur-former-blackbird-pilot-says/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sr-71-blackbird-once-hit-mach-35-and-made-history-207562
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sr-71-could-attain-mach-3-5-but-at-that-speed-serious-damage-to-the-aircraft-might-occur-former-blackbird-pilot-says/
https://www.key.aero/article/blackbird-what-was-it-fly-legendary-sr-71