As the nations of Earth beaver away at their respective sixth-generation fighter planes, with all the slippery, stealthy, AI-laden skunkworks tech those entail, it’s worth remembering that 60 years ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is usually remembered for its titanium skin, Mach 3 speed, and cloak of secrecy, not for the rumble of ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is widely known as the fastest plane to ever take to the sky. It set a ground speed record of 2,193.2 mph all the way back in July of 1976. That may not even be its true ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever built, was powered by revolutionary Pratt & Whitney engines using single-crystal turbine blades to endure extreme heat.

SR-71 Spy Plane Story: In an unforgettable example of super-speedy and long-range flight, a pilot and his recon systems officer pushed the envelope of an SR-71 Blackbird to its limits. In 1971, they ...

Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and higher than any fighter, this stealthy reconnaissance aircraft could snoop where ...

In the 4½ years since Lyndon Johnson told the world of a new U.S. spy plane faster and higher-flying than the old U2, the SR-71 has remained wrapped in secrecy as dark as its dull black paint.

For people who are into horses, this kind of animal doesn't get any better than a quarter horse. That's because the name is an umbrella term for horses no matter their breed that are stocky and ...

For the first time in 40 years, the fastest jet flight crew in the world reunited with the once super-secret spy plane that put them in the history books. At the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, ...