The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most iconic aircraft of the United States Air Forcein the Cold War, and represents the pinnacle of engineering. The aircraft was designed as a spy plane able ...

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 ...

As the nations of Earth beaver away at their respective sixth-generation fighter planes, with all the slippery, stealthy, ...

Museum docent Scott Wiley reveals how the SR-71's tires keep from melting. Learn more about the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display at the National Air and Space ...

Titanium is fantastically expensive, and difficult to fabricate, relative to other materials—meaning it was only ever practical to use on the world’s fastest plane.

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This miniature American flag was on board the Lockheed SR-71A (Blackbird) s/n 61-7972 on its record-setting last flight for delivery to the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the skies is surprisingly not a fifth-generation platform designed in the last ...

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