They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or dashing off at speeds the Russians ...

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

Although flight testing began at the end of 1964, the first operational flight didn’t take place until 1968 ... strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more ...

On this day in aviation history, December 22, 1964, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird made its first flight ... of YF-12A 60-6934 ...

traveling at a blistering 2,124 miles per hour in a Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird. While the sleek form factor of the Blackbird makes it one of the most recognizable reconnaissance aircraft ever ...

Though 32 Lockheed ... the first SR-71 crews. The S901 further evolved through several improved models and resulted in the S1030 suit, which was developed in the 1970s for SR-71 Blackbird operations.

Meet the SR-71: It is hard not to be impressed when seeing the Lockheed SR ... The SR-71 Blackbird, which first took flight in 1964, could enter hostile airspace, take photographs from those ...

The makers of the 3D-printed hybrid hypercar are ready to show off their latest ... Meet the Czinger 21C Blackbird Edition, named after the legendary Lockheed SR-71. Watch the Czinger 21C Lap ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing ... The aircraft was Mach 2 capable, and Saab had created a jet that could take off and land in short field areas. In other words, from ...

It is one of the most iconic aircraft to ever take to the sky and the fastest. The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson will be celebrating the legacy of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is widely known as the fastest plane to ever take to the sky. It set a ground speed record of 2,193.2 mph all the way back in July of 1976.