The SR-71 Blackbird is usually remembered for its titanium skin, Mach 3 speed, and cloak of secrecy, not for the rumble of ...

The SR-71 did not simply fade into a museum corner; it left service with the same aura of speed and mystery that defined its entire career. Its retirement years were framed by record-setting dashes ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever built, was powered by revolutionary Pratt & Whitney engines using single-crystal turbine blades to endure extreme heat.

Summary and Key Points: The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, introduced many years ago, remains the fastest production aircraft, flying at more than 2,200 mph (Mach 3.2+) and reaching altitudes over 85,000 ...

For the first time in 40 years, the fastest jet flight crew in the world reunited with the once super-secret spy plane that put them in the history books. At the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, ...

Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and higher than any fighter, this stealthy reconnaissance aircraft could snoop where ...

In a bid to outdo the world speed record of the famous Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spyplane, aerospace technology company Hermeus has completed ground testing of its first fully-integrated prototype ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding shot ...