Why were ridiculously fast planes like the SR-71 built, and why hasn’t it speed record been broken for 50 years?

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Why were ridiculously fast planes like the SR-71 built, and why hasn’t it speed record been broken for 50 years?

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It technically was broken by the A-12. Additionally, faster air breathing planes exist, but they are pilot-less, like the scram jet prototypes

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