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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...