They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or dashing off at speeds the Russians ...

The SR-71 Blackbird remains a marvel of Cold War engineering, capable of flying at Mach 3.2 and 85,000 feet while outrunning missiles. Every element of its design—from titanium skin to hybrid ...

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 ...

Deceptively nicknamed “Oxcart,” the supersonic Lockheed A-12 aircraft he piloted was the single-seat predecessor of its ultimately more famous, two-man virtual twin, the SR-71 Blackbird.

Nothing concrete has since been disclosed, but some concept art and other compelling details have ... than the titanium skin used for heat dissipation in the SR-71, generated as it travels ...

The SR-71’s fuel supply is indicative of the jet’s unique nature. Most jets in the U.S. military’s inventory were fine to function on JP-4, or later, JP-8—standardized fuels across the U.S ...

There are only 10 EMC SR-71 watches and if you want one, it will set you back a cool CHF150,000 (US$177,000). Source: Urwerk View gallery - 12 images ...

Butch Sheffield left behind an unpublished book called “The Very First,” which details the SR-71 program’s demise. “Satellites could never replace the SR-71,” Sheffield wrote.

Though the first flight for the SR-71 Blackbird would occur in 1964 ... caused a cooling effect that caused the aircraft's skin panels, including those covering the fuel tanks, to shrink.

One iconic aerial surveillance tool that many in the United States will remember is the SR-71 Blackbird. The aircraft was built in the wake of the U-2 downing's political drama. Concocted by ...

1982 was a special year for the exhibition, because the crowd got a special visit from a rare sight: an SR-71 Blackbird flying so close, they could almost touch it. The real treat came for the ...

The Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center in Hutchinson will be celebrating the legacy of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. The public is invited to Operation: Blackbird Celebration on Oct. 14 and 15 at ...