Leaving the airspace above New York City at 2,455 miles per hour, SR-71 tail number 64-17972 would set a transatlantic speed record on Sept. 1, 1974.

The SR-71 did not simply fade into a museum corner; it left service with the same aura of speed and mystery that defined its entire career. Its retirement years were framed by record-setting dashes ...

The SR-71 Blackbird jet remans the fastest manned plane ever, capable of more than 2,000 mph, versus the typical 520-mph ...

The SR-72 “Darkstar” is designed as a successor to the iconic SR-71 Blackbird. According to the designers at Lockheed Martin, the plane can travel at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 6. The Darkstar ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft ever built, was ultimately done in by the Air Force’s most notorious and intractable enemy: budget cuts. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird remains one of the most ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents. On July ...