The U.S. Air Force flew a reconnaissance jet from the mid-'60s through 1990 that set a few long-standing speed and altitude records early in its service life.

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most iconic aircraft of the United States Air Forcein the Cold War, and represents the pinnacle of engineering. The aircraft was designed as a spy plane able ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is unlike virtually any plane that came before it, and virtually no planes like it have been ...

Curator John Anderson explains what causes the distinctive diamond pattern in the SR-71 jet engine exhaust. Learn more about the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display at the National Air and Space ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is easily one of the world's most iconic aircraft. They first took to the skies in the 1960s, and by the turn of the century, they were retired. Nowadays, you can only find SR-71s ...