Lockheed SR-71 test pilot Bill Weaver. (Image credit: United States Air Force) Other Early Losses During the 1960s. Aircraft number 64-17950 was lost on Jan. 10, 1967 at Edwards Air Force Base ...

The official retirement of the SR-71 Blackbird in 1990 was driven more by internal US Air Force politics and budget priorities than by high operational costs or obsolescence, according to Ben Rich, ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was so fast it could outrun missiles—and did. Flying at Mach 3.3 and over 90,000 feet, this Cold War marvel gathered top-secret intel over hostile skies without ever firing a ...

LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD Role: Strategic reconnaissance aircraft Manufacturer: Lockheed, Skunk Works division Status: Retired The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a long-range, ...

Northrop Grumman is moving forward with plans to overhaul its manufacturing process for the purpose of supporting higher ...

10. Bell X-1 Glamorous Glennis of USA, speed of Mach 1.06 (1,100 km/h). This is the first aircraft that, on October 14, 1947, made aviation history by becoming the first aircraft to officially break ...

The SR-72 Can Overcome China & Russia’s A2/AD Systems . On the other side of the SR-72 are China’s and Russia’s advanced air defense platforms, which have dogged American defense planners ...

Defeat at the Aviva Stadium brought disappointment and dejection for Andy Farrell and his British and Irish Lions, but 700 ...

The rebooted Transformers franchise was a marketing bonanza for Chevy, but it wasn't just the Bow Tie streaking across silver ...

The Trump administration opened the floodgates to supersonic air travel by asking the FAA to rewrite the 1970s flight ban ...

More specifically, this version of the Quarterhorse is meant to beat the speed record set by the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Back in 1976, this aircraft, ...

The Land of Lincoln Honor Flight honors veterans by flying them out to Washington D.C. for a day at no charge to see different memorials and museums. The June 3 Honor Flight had roughly 100 veterans ...