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

The SR-71 Blackbird, the world’s fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, held its speed record not because of its airframe’s ...

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

The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. While almost everyone has heard of the American-made F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II platforms, many are ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the Lockheed SR-71 ...

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 ...

NASA's experimental X-43A didn't have a pilot and couldn't fly independently, but its blisteringly high speeds showed that hypersonic flight was possible.

The SR-71 may be a retired Cold War-era enterprise, but the infamous aircraft retains several world records, beating out even the more advanced fifth-generation jets in service today. Back in the ...