Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, capable of cruising at speeds exceeding Mach 3.2, was the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever to serve operationally. -Despite ...

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Meet the SR-71: It is hard not to be impressed when seeing the Lockheed SR-71 up close, even if it is difficult for many to fully appreciate the significance of the aircraft. Today, it is possible ...

Lockheed SR-71 (Blackbird) Family Provenance Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Gift, 1990, NASM.1990.0076 ... The SR-71 in the National Air and Space Museum's collection (s/n 61-7972) accrued ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, (Image credit: Lockheed Martin) This is part of a SPACE.com series of articles on the Most Amazing Flying Machines Ever, the balloons, airplanes, rockets and more that got ...

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.

Now, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed that it is building a successor to the Blackbird: the SR-72. When the last SR-71 Blackbird was grounded in 1998 it was a double blow.

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson will be celebrating the legacy of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The public is invited to Operation: Blackbird Celebration on Oct. 14 and 15 at ...

Though more than 4,000 attempts were made, the Blackbird SR-71 was retired without once being hit. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin ) Brian Shul will speak at Hiller Aviation Museum for the ...

Lockheed Martin's famed Skunk Works has finally unveiled the long-awaited successor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Aviation Week and Space Technology's Guy Norris pulled the covers off the project that ...

From Mach 3 Speeds to Retirement: The Untold Story of the SR-71 Blackbird Capable of cruising at speeds in excess of Mach 3.2, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest air-breathing manned ...