A defensive feature of the aircraft was its high speed and operating altitude, whereby, if a surface-to-air missile launch were detected, standard evasive action was simply to accelerate. (from: SR-71Wikipedia entry).
Nice...
Can't help but see parallels in the business world; operations and innovation especially.
(P.S. Saw one of these birds at PIMA, and another from a distance at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum (home of the Spruce Goose, and Rotorcycle #12 (of only 12 made)). There's something just cool about a 40+ year old plane design that still looks fast, even now).
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