
Mach 3 Faceoff: A-12 vs. SR-71 (How America’s Legendary Spy Planes Differ)
Key Points – During the Cold War, the U.S. developed two legendary Mach-3 spy planes: the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart and the Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird. -Both designed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, the A-12 was smaller, single-seated, and faster, built specifically …