First refurbished Blackbird makes initial test flight
The first refurbished SR-71A Blackbird made its debut test flight Wednesday, remaining aloft for one hour and 17 minutes, a Lockheed Advanced Development Co. spokesman said yesterday. The plane, piloted by a NASA crew, took off from the U.S. Air Force's Plant 42 at Palmdale, Calif., at 10:20 a.m...
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