Aviation

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The YF-12 interceptor – not the SR-71. It was the fastest of the Blackbirds, rated for Mach 3.35. The USAF ordered 93 of them, but all except three were canceled.

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P-51D MUSTANG (SHARKMOUTH)

© Plane Motorsport 

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Polish MiG-29A from the 23rd tactical air base

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A-1 Skyraider

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Fun fact about the SR-71: The heat generated by the engines was so great that the parts around them were spaced so they would fit properly after heat expansion. This meant that fueling up on the ground was messy as fuel would just kinda fall onto the ground below the aircraft until all parts were warmed up.

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Boeing P-26A Peashooter

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Sukhoi

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Gemini 9 astronaut Gene Cernan suits up for a launch test, May 10, 1966.

(NASA)

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F22A Raptor by fisherbray

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Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan on the Moon, December 1972, as seen in a 1984 painting by moonwalker Alan Bean.

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Yakovlev Yak-38 “Forger” VTOL fighter planes operating from the decks of the Soviet Navy’s Kiev-class hybrid cruisers/aircraft carriers.