The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it.

2025 The XB-1 becomes the latest supersonic platform to take to the air over ‘Test Flight Valley,’ building on the historic first flights performed here by types including the X-1, the North American ...

Built for an army cooperation role, the Lysander excelled as a flagship for spying missions. “Some talk of Alexander and some of Hercules/Of Hector and Lysander and such great names as these…” Those ...

Even with recent advancements and a deeper understanding of flight science ... the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Introduced into the United States Air Force in 1966, these aircraft were so fast ...

A laboratory in South China has completed ground testing of an artificial intelligence-powered turbine engine that can reach ...

The United States-made supersonic SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ combat aircraft is known ... the aircraft is expected to make its first flight in 2026. Meanwhile, America building a commercial supersonic ...

Supersonic Rebirth Since the beginning of air travel, the industry has always looked at ways to move more people quicker and/or cheaper. When supersonic flight was invented shortly after World War II, ...

It’s not downtown, but it’s worth going to Boeing Field to see the Museum of Flight. This ever-expanding ... world’s fastest plane, the black SR-71 Blackbird. But take the elevated walkway ...