Instead, it was a supersonic plane. But that was fine for the era it was serving in. The Blackbird is considered to have been ...

The SR-71 Blackbird never ceases to amaze with its three times the speed of sound, NASA test flights, and unending public fascination.

Following is a transcript of the video. The SR-72 is the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, which was the fastest plane to ever exist. Built by Lockheed Martin in the 1960s, the SR-71 ...

It was beautiful up there.” SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new ...

Mach 10, ten times the speed of sound, would be about 7,600 mph. It hasn't been reached yet, but could a pilot even survive ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

It comes after a massive plane dubbed the 'Skytanic' is set to take to the skies by 2030. The US is reportedly planning for a ...

A Blackbird takes off from Beale AFB ... We have the cold war, Kelly Johnson, and the CIA to thank for what is still the fastest aircraft propelled by jet engines. Once the U-2 proved vulnerable ...

Standing tall in the main room is the B-36J Peacemaker, with only three others left in the world. This giant counts as the ...