The SR-71 was one of the most extreme airplanes ever built and forced pilots to often train and prepare more like astronauts ...

More than 60 years after it graced the skies for the first time, Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest manned plane ever developed. With the ability to hit a maximum speed of 2,193 miles per ...

The SR-71 was retired during the 'peace dividend' following the end of the Cold War and the emergence satellites and advanced ISR UAVs.

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 ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71C “Hybrid Trainer,” nicknamed “The Bas****,” was a unique Blackbird variant created by merging parts of two different SR-71 aircraft. -Built using the front section of ...

On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the program ...

Explore the incredible achievements of the SR-71 Blackbird, a legendary reconnaissance aircraft renowned for its speed, altitude, and pioneering technology.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird,one of the most recognizable aircraft, was primarily intended as a classified reconnaissance plane. Designed in the 1960s at Lockheed's Skunk Works division, the SR-71 ...