This plane has broken all speed and altitude records, and its legend fascinates as much as it makes it the object of certain fantasies. But for more than 20 years, no other jet has taken over. Today, we pay another visit to the iconic SR-71, but also to its predecessors, the equally crazy U-2 and A-12. Welcome to the land of BlackBird. Subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/StardustLaCha... ???? My book on space shuttles! https://linktr.ee/navettes ???? Support the channel: Patreon: / stardustyt Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/stardustyt My social networks: ???? Instagram: / astrovicnet ????️ Twitch: / stardustairespace ???? TikTok: / stardustlachaine ????????‍????‍???????? Threads: https://www.threads.net/@astrovicnet ???? Facebook: / stardustyoutube ???? Discord: / discord Displate Store: https://displate.com/stardust2/displa... Teespring Store: https://teespring.com/stores/stardust-2 Cyberghost Promo: https://www.cyberghostvpn.com/Stardust NordVPN Promo: https://nordvpn.com/stardust Audible Promo: https://www.audible.fr/stardust Amazon Promos: Amazon Prime Student: 90 days free: https://www.amazon.fr/joinstudent?tag... Amazon Music Unlimited: 30 days free: https://www.amazon.fr/music/unlimited... Amazon Kindle: 14 days free: https://www.amazon.fr/kindle-dbs/hz/s... Sources: Books: -The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated Profile of Every Aircraft, Crew, and Breakthrough of the World's Fastest Stealth Jet - Richard H. Graham - https://amzn.to/3qdIgYf -SR-71 Blackbird - Paul F. Crickmore - https://amzn.to/45aaOR9 -Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions (Revised Edition) - Paul F. Crickmore https://amzn.to/3rO8XmA https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag ... https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-s... https://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-new... https://partsolutions.com/supersonic-... Music: https://www.audionetwork.com/project/... With the voices of @monsieurbidouille @mrchonks @RealMyopStream With the help of @mediaexmachina An Altiprod and Nerd Entertainment System production Equipment used: Camera: https://amzn.to/38hXCPS Microphone 1: https://amzn.to/2Fsnff2 Microphone 2: https://amzn.to/2Ww9pRB Some models in my set (affiliate links): As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. SR-71: https://amzn.to/4dssnRh Concorde: https://amzn.to/3UqGaz9 Antonov 225: https://amzn.to/4dmwSgh Saturn V: https://amzn.to/2JCJdhP Petite Ariane V: https://amzn.to/2jeOGQs Aviation History DVD: https://amzn.to/2vWnX4A Les Chevaliers du Ciel: https://amzn.to/2r6lLBM Plan: 00:00: Support Stardust! 00:14: Intro 00:40: Credits 01:58: Post-War 03:20: Flying Higher 05:41: The U-2 07:00: First Overflights of the USSR 09:56: Project Rainbow 11:25: Project Gusto 13:16: The U-2 Incident 15:47: Arrival of the A-12 18:55: Operation Black Shield 20:14: The USS Pueblo 21:30: M-21 and D-21 22:40: YF-12 24:48: The SR-71... 26:04: Or RS-71? 26:33: Some differences with the A-12 28:00: Machining titanium 28:56: A story of painting 29:58: SR-71 deployments 33:04: NASA 34:42: The end of the SR-71 37:29: Records and exploits 39:41: A story of ego 42:02: Conclusion 45:11: Outro