Standing before the aircraft, it’s not hard to understand the feelings of Air Force test pilot Terry Pappas, who says that of all the planes he flew, the SR-71 “is at the pinnacle. When you ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world's most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the ...

The SR-71 Blackbirds were used in intelligence-gathering operations over the Soviet Union and Vietnam. As Washington and Beijing race to produce the world’s first-ever sixth-generation aircraft ...

In fact, the SR-71 flew so fast that even in the cold of ... Most of them had been around Lockheed-built aircraft their whole careers. Many had been in ground crews for the P-38—another Johnson ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three ... The jet will be an unmanned hypersonic aircraft. Lockheed claims it will reach speeds topping Mach 6 — over 4,500 mph — and they also ...

INCREDIBLE plans have been revealed for a hypersonic superjet dubbed “Son of Blackbird” that could soon become the world’s ...