A steel gray fuselage with a bright red star painted on the side tail was about as ornate as the Soviets got when painting ...

Meet SR-71 Blackbird, world’s fastest jet ever built, can fly at the height of…, its built by…, was used during… During its service, the SR-71 flew numerous high-risk missions and was ...

The SR-71 is an American supersonic Cold-War-era jet that was also called the Blackbird. It earned this name from its special matte-black paint job, one of the incredible technological features of ...

There are only 10 EMC SR-71 watches and if you want one, it will set you back a cool CHF150,000 (US$177,000). Source: Urwerk View gallery - 12 images ...

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 ...

One of aviation's most fascinating tales involves the SR-71 Blackbird. It comes from U.S. Air Force Maj. Brian Shul, who piloted the aircraft renowned for its speed and altitude capabilities.

“We never knew the Blackbird wasn’t a fly-by-wire plane…” The SR-71 first flew in 1964, and its A-12 predecessor first flew in 1962. Would have been very early to have FBW.

In order to make this particular tribute more obvious, the 21C Blackbird gets a few unique visual touches. The paint is a bespoke Jet Black hue, which is a fun play on the name.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in the world. It is also one of the most fearsome reconnaissance aircraft, able to outrun threats from the Soviet Union at ...

Nathan Taylor Pemberton writes about the Substack fashion newsletter “Blackbird Spyplane,” created by Jonah Weiner and Erin Wylie, which features unique, under-the-radar, and nostalgia-driven ...