The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. W hile almost everyone has heard ...

The SR-71 Blackbird has several features that make it unique, one of which is a windshield that's specially made for the craft's operation.

The SR-71 Blackbird, first introduced six decades ago ... However, while the U-2 could fly at extreme heights, the plane was slow and unwieldy—and the USSR’s then-advancing air missile ...

Lockheed confirmed plans to fly a research vehicle in the early ... In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of ...

Named after the cold war’s fastest spy plane - the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - that first Blackbird was presented to the press at Paul Ricard, complete with the Mistral, the longest straight in ...