The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is unlike virtually any plane that came before it, and virtually no planes like it have been ...

Even the best titanium found for the SR-71 was still rejected frequently as the exotic metal is sensitive to corrosion from ...

Watch the impressive engineering in this in-depth tour of the SR-71 Blackbird's jet engine and you'll see an extraordinary reconnaissance aircraft that still impresses despite taking its first flight ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built, was ultimately done in by the Air Force’s most notorious and ...

When the Blackbird entered service with the Air Force in 1966, it was simply too advanced for existing fuel and navigation systems. Few machines have captured the public’s imagination like the SR-71 ...

Ask any military aviation enthusiast or veteran what they think is the fastest jet of all time, and there's little doubt they'd answer, 'The SR-71 Blackbird.' However, they'd be incorrect, though with ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents. On July ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was the world's fastest jet. Capable of of flying as high as 85,000 feet at Mach 3.3 (2,193.2 mph), the Blackbird was used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. It ...