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Why the SR‑71 Required JP‑7 Fuel

High flash point and thermal stability let the plane use a single fuel that served as energy, a heat sink, and a lubricant.

Trionda Ball Alters Flight and Tech for World Cup Play

Hermeus Quarterhorse Prototype Reaches Mach 1.21 and Wins Expanded Pentagon Support

NASA Shares New X-59 Test Video as Quiet-Supersonic Jet Nears the Sound Barrier

Hot-Air Balloon With 13 Aboard Lands Safely in Temecula Backyard

SR-71 Blackbird Retrospectives: Outrunning the Sun, Surviving ‘Unstarts,’ and the Interceptor That Never Flew

Ferrari Opens Orders for Amalfi Spider, a 640-HP Soft-Top GT

Hypersonix’s DART AE Completes First Hypersonic Flight on Rocket Lab HASTE

SpaceOne Scrubs Kaïros 3 Launch After Wind Analysis at Japan’s Spaceport Kii

Ursa Major Unveils HAVOC, a Throttleable, Modular Hypersonic Missile

SR-71 Blackbird’s Records Endure as New Coverage Details the Physics of Mach 3 Flight

Dario Costa Lands on Moving Freight Train in Türkiye, Then Vertically Takes Off

Ski Jumping Allegations Over Hyaluronic Acid Meet Evidence Gap, Rule Questions

Ariane Group Pitches European Theatre Ballistic Missile Family

GE and Lockheed Martin Demo Rotating‑Detonation Ramjet for Hypersonic Efficiency Gains

China’s Li Hong‑1 Completes Suborbital Flight, Validates Real‑Time Return Guidance

Tom Brady’s On-Air Wind Lesson Highlights 49ers–Eagles Wild Card Broadcast

Report Alleges Ski Jumpers Used Genital Injections to Exploit Suit Measurement Rules

LAT Aerospace Proves uSTOL in Debut Test as Prototype Crashes as Expected

Pilot Explains Why Planes Feel Like They 'Drop' After Take-Off