Head-on view from slightly above the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, beautifully lit from ... Johnson had been behind the design of the Constellation too. As I stood there waiting for the SR-71 ...

Rumors have become a cottage industry since the retirement of the SR-71 in 1989. Many wonder about a replacement for the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, a now-retired twin-engine reconnaissance aircraft, has an inlet design based on a cone-shaped body, or spike, that generates an oblique-angled, cone-shaped shock wave at the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird: Outrunning Fighters and Missiles ... Despite being based on a fairly dated design, there wouldn’t be a more powerful radar installed in a fighter until the F-22 Raptor ...

The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record for sustained altitude in horizontal flight in 1976 when it flew at Mach 3.3 (times the speed of sound). As of 2025, no fighter or proposed ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...