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Mach 3 XF-108 Rapier Fighter Summed Up on Just 1 Word

Conceived in the 1950s to swat Soviet bombers before they reached U.S. airspace, the North American XF-108 Rapier promised ...
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SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3 ‘Fighter-Bomber’: Could This Have Been Built?

The SR-71 Blackbird’s Mach 3 speed, altitude, and modest radar-reduction tempted some to imagine a fighter-bomber variant—outrunning interceptors, dodging SAMs, and trucking cruise missiles. In ...