The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a visitor favorite at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum Lieutenant Colonel Ed Yeilding ...

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, capable of cruising at speeds exceeding Mach 3.2, was the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft ever to serve operationally. -Despite ...

The SR-71’s chances were further hurt, Sheffield wrote, because the Air Force “did not use the data collected by the SR.” Instead, “the users were the Navy, Army, DIA, and a little bit ...

“Everyone is excited about this,” said Kobe. The airplane, also dubbed as “The Lone Wolf,” will take its place in the museum’s space wing next to a Lockheed SR-71.