Originally Posted by chuck65
I can remember during the Cold War, that the SR-71 Blackbird had the international speed record but they would always "sandbag". Every time the Russians would beat that record, the Blackbird would go up and just beat the record by a little. It was never a problem and as far as I know the top speed has always been classified. How about it stogie, did you ever see a top speed for the Blackbird ?
To my knowledge the " top speed " of the Blackbird is still classified, but most aircraft aficionados will agree the " Bird " routinely cruises at Mach 3 Plus !
Just my Dos Centavos !