Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and ...

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The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest spy plane in the U.S. military's service, exceeding 2,000 miles per hour. It could also ...

The SR-71 is one of the U.S. Air Force's most prolific aircraft. Other than looking like a futuristic aircraft military model lovers have built for decades, it was designed and built in secret by the ...

Watch the impressive engineering in this in-depth tour of the SR-71 Blackbird's jet engine and you'll see an extraordinary reconnaissance aircraft that still impresses despite taking its first flight ...

Live Web cameras have been installed at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, the new National Air and Space Museum annex scheduled to open at Dulles International Airport on Dec. 15. Two cameras, one ...

Around the conclusion of the Cold War, the SR-71 was falling out of favor. The shift in attitude was owed in large part to the Soviet decline, which spoiled the SR-71’s most important reconnaissance ...