Later, this was upgraded to the S1030 Full Pressure Suit. The older S901 evolved through several improved models into the S1030 suit, which was developed in the 1970s for SR-71 Blackbird operations.

The SR-71 Blackbird remains an aviation icon, decades after being retired. The aircraft was one of the most visually distinct, and technically distinct, aircraft ever built.

The S1030 evolved from its remote ancestor, the original David Clark XMC-2-DC suit first produced in 1956, via the Pilot’s Protective Assembly (PPA) model S901 worn by the first SR-71 crews. The ...

“I sat down with Ed Yielding Blackbird pilot who flew SR-71 #972 on the last flight on Mar. 6 1990 from Los Angeles to Washington DC for the coast to coast speed record in 64 minutes,” Miller ...

In 1976, an SR-71 achieved an absolute speed record for a manned aircraft, achieving Mach 3.3 (2,193.2 mph), though another pilot, Brian Shul, wrote in his book, "The Untouchables," that he ...

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.

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 ...

Celebrated SR-71 pilot, author and Vietnam hero Brian Shul has Died. His presentations and books made him prominent, but his valor made him a hero. U.S.