﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:03:38 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>The SR-71 Blackbird</title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/sr71/Aircraft/Records/rss/4278</link><atom:link href="https://oneconnectiondev.com:443/sr71/Aircraft/Records/rss/4278" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird - 1971 Mackay Trophy]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-1971-mackay-trophy</link><description><![CDATA[ On 26 April 1971, 61-7968, flown by majors Thomas B. Estes and Dewain C. Vick, flew over 15,000 miles (24,000 km) in 10 hours and 30 minutes. This flight was awarded the 1971 Mackay Trophy for the ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 1971 03:20:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-1971-mackay-trophy</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-550]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird - Speed over Recognized Course - New York to London]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-speed-over-recognized-course-new-york-to-london</link><description><![CDATA[ On September 1, 1974 Major James V. Sullivan, 37 (pilot) and Noel F. Widdifield, 33 (reconnaissance systems officer) (photo inset), flashed across the starting line (radar gates in New York) at ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 1974 15:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-speed-over-recognized-course-new-york-to-london</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-565]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird - Distance Speed Record - London to Los Angeles]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-distance-speed-record-london-to-los-angeles</link><description><![CDATA[ On September 1, 1974 Major James V. Sullivan, 37 (pilot) and Noel F. Widdifield, 33 (reconnaissance systems officer), flashed across the starting line (radar gates in New York) at approximately ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 1974 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-distance-speed-record-london-to-los-angeles</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-553]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird - Absolute Speed Record - Manned Aircraft]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-absolute-speed-record-manned-aircraft</link><description><![CDATA[  On 28 July 1976, SR-71 serial number 61-7958 set an absolute speed record of 1,905.81 knots (2,193.2 mph; 3,529.6 km/h), approximately Mach 3.3.  

 Unofficially,  SR-71 pilot Brian Shul states ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 1976 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-absolute-speed-record-manned-aircraft</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-554]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird - Absolute Altitude (Sustained Flight) - Manned Aircraft]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-absolute-altitude-sustained-flight-manned-aircraft</link><description><![CDATA[ The SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft throughout its career. On 28 July 1976, SR-71 serial number 61-7962, piloted by then Captain Robert Helt, broke the ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 1976 03:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-absolute-altitude-sustained-flight-manned-aircraft</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-551]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Blackbird Historian]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[SR-71 Blackbird: One Flight - Four Speed Records]]></title><link>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-one-flight-four-speed-records</link><description><![CDATA[ When the SR-71 was retired in 1990, one Blackbird was flown from its birthplace at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, to go on exhibit at what is now the Smithsonian ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 1990 02:28:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://oneconnectiondev.com/sr71/Aircraft/Records/sr-71-blackbird-one-flight-four-speed-records</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[cdbe4dc9-c5d6-41f4-9dc4-0a44772e08d2-552]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>