Photos and captions courtesy of Lockheed Martin ... 23 May 1995 captures the pure power of an SR-71 ‘Blackbird’ high altitude reconnaissance aircraft on takeoff.

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it could outrun missiles—and did. Flying at Mach 3.3 and over 90,000 feet, this Cold War ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest and highest military aircraft ever built, reaching speeds of Mach 3.2 and ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is one of history's great aircraft. It was built during the Cold War in the early 1960s by Lockheed at its secret Skunk Works facility and flew from 1966 to 1998.

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to ...

The Lockheed SR-71 ... the final tally for the Blackbird family to 50. The fuselage of the SR-71 included some of the very first composite materials ever used in an aircraft, which made the ...

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft ... the Blackbird’s “radar cross-section by 90 percent!” As described by the Smithsonian Institution, “the Lockheed SR-71 was a twin ...

The SR-71 Blackbird flew faster than any ... takeaway from Aviation Week's exclusive look at Lockheed Martin's work on the next-generation aircraft. A demonstrator version of the SR-72 could ...

Unarmed, the Blackbird took pictures and used a ... just the curator of the Museum’s Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, he’s also a fan of the spectacular Mach 3 aircraft. In 1974, this Blackbird ...

To go any faster, you'd have to be onboard a smaller aircraft. Technology has come ... for a high-speed attempt in the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. They managed to hit 2,193.2 mph (3,529.6 ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound, so fast that no other aircraft could ... with more than 200 photos.