At first glance, it seemed like just another Chinese drone. But look again—it resembles the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. In ...

On August 13, 1981, Jay Reid and I made the first SR-71 landing in Continental Europe. It was virtually unannounced—and not particularly welcomed.

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.

Nevertheless, the SR-71 set a number of air performance records.For example, in July 1976, it reached a staggering altitude of 85,068.997 ft. In 1990, a Blackbird flew from West Coast of the ...

Any old jerk can wear a fancy ring, but how many people can say their bling was made from materials that once flew at mach 3.2+ on the famed Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane?Now that’s some ...

-What if the SR-71 Blackbird came out of retirement like a Hall of Fame quarterback to save the day after 9/11? That almost happened. The SR-71 program shut down for good in 1999.

The SR-71 Blackbird is arguably one of Lockheed Martin's most important supersonic jets, and it set a number of records in its time. Even today, it remains the fastest jet ever recorded .

According to Lockheed Martin’s official account, Kelly Johnson—the engineer who made the A-12 Oxcart and the SR-71 Blackbird—”everything had to be invented. Everything.” ...

SR-71: Those Records In fact, during the aircraft’s nearly 25 years in service, the Blackbird set numerous speed records, and on July 28, 1976, a Blackbird reached an impressive 2,193.167 miles ...

During the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does.

However, in spite of its radar-evading features, what made the SR-71 almost impossible to intercept, were its incredible flight characteristics: it was able to fly at 3.5 Mach at 88,000 feet.