Blackbird number 972, which set four international speed records that year, now is on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Udvar ... The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane ...

the SR-71 could outfly virtually all threats. “At that speed and altitude [Mach 3 at 85,000 feet], even the best air defense systems had no hope of catching the Blackbird,” Lockheed Martin ...

Head-on view from slightly above the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, beautifully lit from the darkness of its storage building at the National Air and Space Museum, September 21, 2000. Eric Long / NASM ...

Lockheed Martin’s infamous Skunk Works division is responsible for developing the legendary SR-71 platform. Spearheaded by Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the Blackbird project was initially ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...

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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 Blackbird ...

Among the museum's prized possessions is the SR-71B Blackbird, the fastest and highest flying aircraft in history. The double cockpit "B" model was used to train all pilots who flew the aircraft ...