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

It’s hard to think of an aircraft more iconic than the SR-71 Blackbird ... Well, meet the SR-72, the next Blackbird. It’s going into space. Admittedly, we’re a long way away from seeing ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F ... developing tactical plans, finding lost ships, and monitoring key events—if there was ...

The SR-71 wasn't like other planes ... headed to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. In typical Blackbird fashion, it set four speed records on the way. Pilot Lt Col Ed Yielding ...

Summary and Key Points: The idea of converting the SR-71 Blackbird into a bomber ... Additionally, the lack of space for internal ordnance and the potential impact on speed and altitude made ...

The Lockheed SR-71 ... nickname Blackbird, and paired with the sleek lines of the long fuselage, made the plane look unlike anything that had come before – a design that hasn’t lost any ...

rockets and more that got humans off the ground and into space. Faster than a speeding bullet, the retired SR-71 Blackbird can still turn heads as a Cold War spy plane designed for flying high and ...

A veteran U.S. Air Force pilot and volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., has given us a small glimpse of what it was like to fly the SR-71 Blackbird. Adelbert “Buz ...

The Lockheed SR-71 ... nickname Blackbird, and paired with the sleek lines of the long fuselage, made the plane look unlike anything that had come before – a design that hasn’t lost any ...