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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.
The A-12 Avenger II, once envisioned as the U.S. Navy's premier carrier-based stealth bomber, ultimately became a symbol of procurement failure due to excessive cost overruns, technical difficulties, and strategic misalignments.
Over the coming weeks, we're focusing on the upcoming election.
Before the SR-71, there was the A-12, a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that was built for the United States Central Intelligence Agency.
"In many ways, my story, my family's story, is truly emblematic of the American dream," Patel told Pittsburgh's Action News 4.