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.

SR-71 Blackbird: You Needed a Crazy ... 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) ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, known for being the fastest crewed jet in history, evaded over 4,000 missiles during its service.

The SR-71 suits prevented the crew’s blood from boiling. In all, the SR-71 cost about $200,000 per hour to operate – the fuel alone cost $18,000 per hour). Per year, the SR-71 cost between ...

In 1976, reconnaissance officer George Morgan, left, and pilot Eldon "Al" Joersz set the world aviation speed record in an Air Force SR-71 Blackbird spy jet. Their record -- 2,193 mph -- still stands.

Major Brian Shul was an incredible survivor and a top gun pilot – but also a gifted photographer and storyteller, whose stories about the extraordinary SR-71 Blackbird will live forever.

I think the SR-71 is probably the most awesome thing humans have done. It was designed with slide rules, by people who were gifted at visualizing air, long before wind tunnels could get up into ...

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 ...

At 79, Brian McCallum says the best thing about aging is, “Every 10 years you get to change your mind about what you think old is. The man on the ...

Following the loss of a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, Lockheed needed “to build the impossible—and do it fast.” Called the SR-71—SR for Strategic ...

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.

MUSCLE SHOALS — Everyone on the tarmac was excited when the SR-71 Blackbird arrived at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., in March 1990, except Lt. Col. Ed Yielding and ...