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

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 ...

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.

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 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 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 ...

In one instance, a right engine fire at 68,000 feet nearly destroyed the aircraft, but quick thinking saved the crew. In another, Swedish pilots escorted a failing SR-71 to safety, avoiding Soviet ...

As described by the Smithsonian Institution, “the Lockheed SR-71 was a twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Its airframe was constructed largely of titanium and ...

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 ...

While it’s not the first time the tiny building blocks — or foot-stabbing caltrops, as any parents reading this can attest — have been used to recreate a military aircraft, this Lego SR-71 ...

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 ...