The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built, faced numerous hidden challenges during its career. Engineers discovered that summer-welded titanium parts were corroded due to chlorine in the water ...

Developed during the Cold War to spy on the Soviet Union, the SR-71 Blackbird was nothing short of a revolutionary, ...

Dane Penland / NASM, SI The two-seat cockpit of the SR-71, an aircraft designed for stealth, was a tight fit for the crew, who wore bulky spacesuits designed for their high-altitude missions.

Designed at the height of the Cold War, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft has outlasted spy satellites, cutting-edge ...

INCREDIBLE plans have been revealed for a hypersonic superjet dubbed “Son of Blackbird” that could soon become the world’s fastest aircraft. Building on the legacy of the SR-71 ...

Former Air Force pilot Brian Shul calls the super-fast SR-71 Blackbird "the most ... The unarmed Blackbird depended on its speed and altitude for defense and on a high degree of invisibility.

Eagle-eyed users on the internet have spotted a triangular tower located in Area 51 on Google Earth, and the internet is ...

Beale Air Force Base invites the community behind the gates this June for its Air and Space Expo — a two-day event packed with air shows, static aircraft displays, STEM exhibits, and a nod to the base ...

A piece of local aviation history is about to go the way of the Spruce Goose. In a matter of days, a proof-of-concept aircraft known as the Avtek 400A, built in Camarillo in the early 1980s and distin ...

For the North Vietnamese, the S-75 was more than a weapon—it was a symbol of their ability to adapt and resist despite overwhelming odds. Of course, for America, it was also a sign of how far Moscow ...

Callaghan became a first-aid instructor and was a career firefighter with Prince George Fire Rescue for 35½ years until he retired as a captain in 2016. He was hired in 1981, the year the 396 Squadron ...