SR-71 – A Titanium Aircraft The Blackbird was the first to utilize titanium alloy – which provided the strength of steel but at a relatively lightweight –for the airframe.

The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane is well known for its remarkably high speed flights. The word slow isn't commonly associated ...

Though 32 Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbirds” were built, 11 were lost in accidents – yet not a single aircraft was shot down by the enemy. Of the surviving aircraft, one is now located at the ...

No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the Lockheed SR-71 (Blackbird). This miniature American flag was on board the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird flies at extremely high speeds and altitudes, adding Aluminum to its tires can help to prevent damage during fast landings.

The public is invited to Operation: Blackbird Celebration on Oct. 14 and 15 at the Cosmosphere. The SR-71 remains the world’s fastest manned air-breathing jet.

In the timeline where the U.S. Air Force and the CIA picked the Convair Kingfish over Lockheed's A-12/SR-71 program, they would've had an even crazier jet.

On the 28th of July, 1976, captain Eldon Joersz and Major George Morgan went for a high-speed attempt in the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. They managed to hit 2,193.2 mph (3,529.6 kph ...

The infamous stealh jet, the SR-71 Blackbird needed powerful engines to stay off the radar and outrun anything. The J58 fit the bill perfectly.

Czinger is particularly fond of the world's fastest air-breather. The entire 21C program was actually inspired by the Lockheed SR-71, which this special model pays tribute to.

The SR-71's development required several innovations in both engine and fuel design. Lockheed outfitted the Blackbird with two Pratt & Whitney J58 turbojet engines, which were built for high Mach ...

SR-71 pilot Maury Rosenberg spoke to a crowd at the Western Museum of Flight in 2018 about the characteristics of the SR-71 and what it was like to fly the plane, along with some anecdotes about ...