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FSX SR-71 Coast-to-Coast Mission. Fly the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird from Palmdale AF Plant 42 airport and to Dulles Intl airport in Washington DC following a historical West Coast to East Coast flight that set four speed records. See if you can beat these records! Follow the GPS flight plan from take-off, to refueling, Mach climb, Mach cruise, descent, approach and landing at Dulles. SR-71 #972 was officially retired from the United States Air Force on March 6, 1990. She flew 2089 nautical miles from coast-to-coast across the U S in 67 minutes and 53 seconds. Four new speed records were set on her last flight to Washington Dulles Airport where she is now on display at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. You will be the Pilot in Command for this mission and have the chance to set your own speed records following the same course as this historic flight. By Alan Goodrich.