The SR-71 Blackbird: The Cold War at Mach Three
Published: April 5, 2026
Duration: 1:24:02
The SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever built. It cruised above Mach three, operated at altitudes above eighty-five thousand feet, and for more than two decades it flew reconnaissance missions over hostile territory that no weapon on earth could stop. But the real story behind the Blackbird isn't just one of engineering brilliance.
It's a story of deception carried out at an almost absurd scale.In this episode, we trace the full history of the aircraft from the Cold War intelligence crisis that made it necessary to the secret test flights at Groom Lake to...
It's a story of deception carried out at an almost absurd scale.In this episode, we trace the full history of the aircraft from the Cold War intelligence crisis that made it necessary to the secret test flights at Groom Lake to...