There are an unending number of interesting facts about the SR-71 Blackbird, probably the coolest aircraft ever produced by any air force, anywhere in the world. It’s the only airframe made of 85% ...

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Harrison Kass, an attorney and former Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the harrowing 1966 "Mach 3 Breakup" of an SR-71 ...

Meet the SR-71 Blackbird: Aviation history is littered with impressive aircraft. From the tiny SA-2A “Sky Baby” to the massive H-4 “Spruce Goose” aircraft designers have always pushed the boundaries ...

Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 “I” was a proposed interceptor variant of the famed SR-71 Blackbird, designed to counter Soviet air defenses during the Cold War. -Lockheed Martin conceptualized this ...

Aerospace startup Hermeus has taken another step toward challenging the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird’s legendary supersonic speed record as the company’s uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 lifted off from ...

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Jan. 22, 1990, issue featured the U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flying over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force was ...

During the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other — and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. Get the full story in the video below ...

For people who are into horses, this kind of animal doesn't get any better than a quarter horse. That's because the name is an umbrella term for horses no matter their breed that are stocky and ...

If you've ever looked at your wrist and wished that you had a Cold War momento on it that costs as much as a hypercar, Urwerk has your back with its EMC SR-71 watch that includes material from an ...

Many of today's active adults were not even alive, or they were very young at best, back when the absolute speed record for a crewed aircraft flying in Earth's atmosphere was set. That happened back ...