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 ...

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.

But before you fly off in a rage over the remaining SR-71 spy planes being sold off piece-by-piece for scrap, that’s not quite how this custom piece of jewelry from Wedgewood Rings came to be.

Nevertheless, the SR-71 set a number of air performance records.For example, in July 1976, it reached a staggering altitude of 85,068.997 ft. In 1990, a Blackbird flew from West Coast of the ...

Bond wishes he had a bird like this.The SR-71 was a spy plane born to rule the skies and is one of the greatest feats of engineering ever to take off. The Blackbird is native to California ...

Since before I can remember, The SR-71 Blackbird was easily my favorite aircraft. I was so enthralled by the speed and elegant design of the bird. That excitement never really left me, even today.

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.

A tail rudder from the fastest airplane in the world could be yours — for a cool $1 million. The seller didn't say if it was a spare part, or if it was once part of a functioning SR-71 Blackbird ...

The SR-71, arguably the country's most recognizable spy plane after the U-2, was retired in 1998. But like many human retirees of the same generation, what became known as the Blackbird has had a ...

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 ...