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 J58 engine, often referred to as "black magic," is the unsung powerhouse behind the legendary SR-71 Blackbird, one of the ...

The Persian Gulf War was a showcase of the combined arms capability of the United States. Yet, Iraq still had a formidable ...

More than 50 years since it was introduced into the service, this fighter jet was designed to counter high-altitude threats ...

As the first operational Mach 2 bomber, the B-58 pushed the boundaries of aerodynamic design, propulsion, and avionics, ...

Imaginative design of the Republic XF-84H stands squarely at forefront of single-engine, propeller-driven aircraft from the ...

The famed SR-71 spy plane at the Virginia Aviation Museum got off the ground for the first time in decades to take a practice roll Monday.

No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the Lockheed SR-71 (Blackbird). This miniature American flag was on board the ...

A model of the Lockheed SR-71 (Blackbird) on display in the Looking at Earth gallery at the National Mall building.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird outside its storage hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport. Designed and built in the 1960s, the SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest jet-propelled aircraft ever ...