The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3.

“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...

Former Air Force pilot Brian Shul calls the super-fast SR-71 Blackbird "the most remarkable airplane of the 20th century." Dane Penland / NASM, SI In the new sci-fi movie Transformers: Revenge of ...

Could Russia or China Shoot Down The SR-72 Darkstar? If all we hear about the SR-72 Darkstar or Son of the Blackbird is true, then this aircraft will be a game changer for the US. The SR-71 was the ...