During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was targeted by more than 4,000 missiles. Not a single one ...

When the Blackbird entered service with the Air Force in 1966, it was simply too advanced for existing fuel and navigation ...

The ultimate flying speed demon not only served the U.S. military's needs for decades, but also shattered speed and altitude records for manned air-breathing jet aircraft. The SR-71 regularly flew ...

The sleek and sinister SR-71 Blackbird looks like it belongs in a science fiction movie, though in fact the jet black spy plane proved far more successful at outrunning enemy missiles than any of ...

As for what we know about the Darkstar, the aircraft was conceived to replace Lockheed's high-altitude SR-71 Blackbird, which remains the fastest military jet in history despite being retired.

The results of which were huge fireballs erupting out the back of the big black jet. When they happened they were a real crowd pleaser to say the least. The whole SR-71 air show affair looked like ...

Thus, each SR-71 pilot had his own individual 'high' speed ... there was nothing in my windscreen. I banked the jet and started a gentle circling maneuver in hopes of picking up anything that ...

With a top speed of Mach 3, a service ceiling of 85,000 feet, and an 11,820-foot-per-minute rate of climb, the SR-71 could fly so fast, and so high, that the supersonic jet was capable of simply ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing ... Sweden did manage to lock onto the aircraft with their Saab 37 Viggen fighter jet, making for one of the most remarkable tales in ...