The SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly faster than Mach 3, more than 2,000 miles per hour. This allowed it to easily avoid ...

SR-71 Blackbird is heading for FS2004 and there will soon be another chance to approach 3000mph at 85,000 feet. As you'd expect with a unique aircraft, there are plenty of unique features.

It’s hard to think of an aircraft more iconic than the SR-71 Blackbird. Its design has captured imaginations and lingered in the mind well after it was retired. Well, meet the SR-72, the next ...

During the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does.

SR-71 pilots used to say, only half-joking, that unstarts were the Blackbird’s way of punishing them for letting their attention wander to the magnificent view from 80,000 feet.

The Lego SR-71 Blackbird by Plane Bricks is a sight to behold, and it costs a dime, too.Flickr/Plane Bricks. The Lego Blackbird includes folding landing gear, tilting wing flaps, ...

Reaching over Mach 3, the SR-71 Blackbird was a high-altitude, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Veteran pilot “Buz” Carpenter explains the fastest jet ever.

SR-71 Blackbird reunion sets course for a new generation By Thom Patterson, CNN 6 minute read Updated 11:59 AM EDT, Tue July 18, 2017 Link Copied! Video Ad ...

The SR-71 was so quick that it remains the fastest air-fed plane ever built — even today. With a top speed of Mach 3.3, the Blackbird could outrun missiles that might try to shoot it down.

The SR-71’s operational missions began in 1968, during the Vietnam War. The Museum’s Blackbird was no exception. It arrived at Japan’s Kadena Air Base in late September 1969, and flew its ...

A large, matte-black, arrowhead-shaped airplane, the SR-71 looked like it was moving even when standing perfectly still. U.S. Air Force pilot BC Thomas was lucky enough to fly the “Blackbird ...

During the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does.