The SR-71 Blackbird, a marvel of engineering and innovation, remains unparalleled in speed even fifty years after its ...

Back in 1976 the American SR-71 Blackbird spy plane reached speeds of Mach 3.3, or 2,193.2 mph (3,529.6 kph). In doing so it set an absolute speed record for a crewed aircraft flying in the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, an iconic long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft, was renowned for its unmatched speed ...

The U.S. Air Force retired the SR-71 Blackbird in 1997, saying it was too expensive to maintain and could be replaced by ...

Back in 1976, one of America's SR-71 Blackbird spy planes shot through the sky at speeds of Mach 3.3. That's 2,193.2 mph or 3,529.6 kph, numbers that back then marked an absolute speed record for ...

SR-71: Those Records In fact, during the aircraft’s nearly 25 years in service, the Blackbird set numerous speed records, and on July 28, 1976, a Blackbird reached an impressive 2,193.167 miles ...

Meet the SR-71: It is hard not to be impressed when seeing the Lockheed SR-71 up close, even if it is difficult for many to fully appreciate the significance of the aircraft. Today, it is possible ...

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson will be celebrating the legacy of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

Kelly Johnson led the Lockheed Skunk Works crew that designed and built the SR-71 Blackbird in a windowless Burbank Airport, California building.

There is no shortage of crazy hypercars coming out of Monterey Car Week, but the Czinger 21C Blackbird edition pays homage to a special speed machine. With design inspiration from the Lockheed SR ...