For a time in the early 1950s, a small number of U.S. military pilots flew experimental aircraft powered by ramjets that created streaks of flame, lighting up the night sky.
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While the SR-71 Blackbird would ultimately surpass its predecessor’s altitude and speed records, the YF-12 would retain its status as the heftiest, largest, and quickest manned interceptor to ever fly the skies.