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

Blackbird captured imaginations with its unmatched speed and stealth, the XB-70 Valkyrie was blazing trails as one of the ...

Air Force pilot Brian Shul, one of the few elite to fly the legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, will share his experiences at 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore. He will ...

The famed SR-71 spy plane at the Virginia Aviation Museum got off the ground for the first time in decades to take a practice roll Monday. Still looking futuristic even though it was designed more ...

The SR-71 is an American supersonic Cold-War-era jet ... strategic reconnaissance (hence the SR in the name), succeeding the U-2 spy plane. This two-crew, twin-engine plane first flew in 1964 ...

To commemorate the Blackbird, Urwerk issued its Electronic Mechanical Control (EMC) SR-71 watch in 2014 with a design that echoes the aesthetics of the spy-plane. Today, the company has updated ...

It’s hard to think of a stealthier watch than one made using parts from an actual spy plane. Urwerk The pair had in their possession a piece of fuselage from the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.

But the spy plane was retired after one year as its successor was already in development. Its design inspired future spy planes like the SR-71 — as well as the name of Elon Musk's son.

The SR-71 was retired at the end of the Cold War ... Top Gun sequel to produce a plausible rendition of an “SR-72” spy plane. The plane, piloted by Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell ...

Quickly, the SR-71 made a name for itself and became the ... shot down," the team worked to enhance every aspect of what a spy plane could be and do. The product was a 170,000 pound, 107 foot ...

President Dwight Eisenhower, recognizing this flaw, commissioned a new spy plane capable of evading enemy missiles. Source: Lockheed Martin That's where the SR-71 Blackbird came in, a supersonic ...