SR-71 restoration cost less than half the expected amount
The U.S. Air Force restored two SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, tankers, sensors and support equipment for less than half the anticipated cost, according to the service. The Mach 3 planes, retired from service in 1989 because of high operating costs, "have been restored to better than original status"...
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