A new video posted by GE Aerospace has fueled speculation that the American firm will use its dual-mode ramjet (DMRJ) engines ...

Despite the legendary success of the Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird, the Soviet Union never developed a direct equivalent, for ...

On the 28th of July, 1976, captain Eldon Joersz and Major George Morgan went for a high-speed attempt in the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. They managed to hit 2,193.2 mph (3,529.6 kph ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

In order to support the new AIM-120 missiles, the SR-71 I would be equipped with the AN/APG-65 radar used on the F/A-18 Hornet.” The idea was to modify seven existing Blackbird variants to be ...

The SR-71 Blackbird flies at extremely high speeds and altitudes, adding Aluminum to its tires can help to prevent damage ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, created by Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” experimental division, represented the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design. Springing from the earlier Lockheed A-12 designed in ...

The SR-71 was so quick that it remains the fastest air-fed plane ever built — even today. With a top speed of Mach 3.3, the Blackbird could outrun missiles that might try to shoot it down.

In the timeline where the U.S. Air Force and the CIA picked the Convair Kingfish over Lockheed's A-12/SR-71 program, they would've had an even crazier jet.

The public is invited to Operation: Blackbird Celebration on Oct. 14 and 15 at the Cosmosphere. The SR-71 remains the world’s fastest manned air-breathing jet.