The SR-71 Blackbird has several features that make it unique, one of which is a windshield that's specially made for the ...

Josh Welton recounts his visit to the SR-71 Spy-Posium at The Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Experience in Kalamazoo, Mich., and ...

The SR-71 Blackbird remains one of the most impressive aircraft ever built, capable of flying at Mach 3.2 and reaching ...

The Viggen-Blackbird combination made headlines again in 1987, when an SR-71 suffered an engine explosion and had to be ...

The Blackbird’s operational record was impeccable. Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...

The engine meets the military’s requirement ... build a plane faster and more advanced than the legendary American SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft could reach speeds ...

The most recognizable of the fast aircraft ever flown is the SR-71 Blackbird. Distinctly shaped ... upon a two-chambered Curtiss-Wright XLR25 engine capable of generating 15,000 pounds of thrust.

The South China Morning Post also highlighted that the aim of China's testing of this new technology is to build a jet that operates faster than the U.S. SR-71 Blackbird fighter aircraft. The recent ...