In a bid to outdo the world speed record of the famous Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spyplane, ... breaking the sound barrier and, finally, pushing past Mach 3.3.

Breaking the sound barrier creates a shock wave known as a “sonic boom.” ... SR-71 Blackbird. The world’s fastest manned aircraft, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, ...

The British jet car ThrustSSC made two Mach-breaking runs across Nevada's Black Rock desert at 759.333 mph and 766.109 mph respectively, according to CNN. The speed of sound was calculated that ...

While that plane may not be real, it may not be all that far off from reality as Lockheed Martin is reportedly working on a successor to the famed SR-71 Blackbird, a supersonic surveillance plane ...

The fastest aircraft in history is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, ... Of course, the major drawback of supersonic flight is that any object breaking the sound barrier produces a sonic boom.

But a new crop of companies, including Dawn and Boom Supersonic, are trying to break the sound barrier again. Unlike Boom’s Overture, ... the SR-71 Blackbird,” said Powell.

Bond wishes he had a bird like this.The SR-71 was a spy plane born to rule the skies and is one of the greatest feats of engineering ever to take off. The Blackbird is native to California ...