There are an unending number of interesting facts about the SR-71 Blackbird, probably the coolest aircraft ever produced by any air force, anywhere in the world. It’s the only airframe made of 85% ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird remains the unchallenged champion of speed in the flying world. It is true that some unmanned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 106007381 Photo Quest Getty Images Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of ...

The SR-71 Blackbird’s earned world record for speed has never been topped by a successor. The fastest jet to ever fly the skies is surprisingly not a fifth-generation platform designed in the last ...

To this day, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest manned, air-breathing aircraft ever to enter service. It was ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is fixed in memory as one of the most legendary aircraft to ever fly. The Cold War-era plane still holds the world’s absolute speed record. While the Blackbird’s reputation as a ...

Reliability The Blackbird has a solid reliability record. 50 of the aircraft were built and of those 50, a sum total of zero aircraft have been shot down. That’s not to say the enemy hasn’t been ...

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Jan. 22, 1990, issue featured the U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flying over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force was ...

If you've ever looked at your wrist and wished that you had a Cold War momento on it that costs as much as a hypercar, Urwerk has your back with its EMC SR-71 watch that includes material from an ...