The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to ...

Last Friday you saw the SR-71 Blackbird cockpit in glorious ultra-HD. Veteran Blackbird pilot Richard Graham explains how the cockpit actually works in this fascinating video filmed inside the ...

The ultimate flying speed demon not only served the U.S. military's needs for decades, but also shattered speed and altitude records for manned air-breathing jet aircraft. The SR-71 regularly flew ...

The final derivative of the A-12, with a twin cockpit and larger fuel capacity, was called the SR-71 – for “Strategic Reconnaissance” – and first flew on Dec. 22, 1964. This is the version ...

The final derivative of the A-12, with a twin cockpit and larger fuel capacity, was called the SR-71 – for “Strategic Reconnaissance” – and first flew on Dec. 22, 1964. This is the version ...

Behold the cockpit of one of the finest spy planes ever built, the SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird, created by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division, was a revolutionary platform for its time.

It was 4:30 in the morning on March 6, 1990, and the view from the cockpit of his Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was calm, serene, and beautiful. Until he looked down. The fuel pumps for the aircraft ...

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 turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR ...

Why one third of Blackbirds were destroyed 02:51 What happened when the SR-71 lost control 05:15 The SR-71's most dangerous ...

One iconic aerial surveillance tool that many in the United States will remember is the SR-71 Blackbird. The aircraft was built in the wake of the U-2 downing's political drama. Concocted by ...

They taunted and toyed with the MiG-25s sent up to intercept them, scooting up to altitudes the Soviet planes could not reach, and circling leisurely above them or dashing off at speeds the Russians ...