The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most legendary aircraft ever built, an engineering marvel that redefined what was possible ...

A bit farther north, The Museum of Flight in Seattle landed at No. 2 on the list. The museum has more than 175 air and spacecraft and bills itself as the world’s largest independent, nonprofit ...

The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly faster than Mach 3, more than 2,000 miles per hour. This allowed it to easily avoid ...

The first flight of the SR-71 was in December 1964, and a total of thirty-two aircraft were built, with twelve lost to accidents and none to enemy action.

When the Blackbird entered service with the Air Force in 1966, it was simply too advanced for existing fuel and navigation systems.

On this day in aviation history, December 22, 1964, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird made its first flight. A favorite of many aviation enthusiasts, the Blackbird remains the fastest and highest ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was designed with a titanium outer layer. Instead of the typical aluminum that often added lightness and maneuverability to aircraft at the time, the Blackbird required a new ...

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Lockheed needed “to build the impossible—and do it fast.” Called the SR-71—SR for Strategic ...