In one of the greatest ironies of the Cold War, the U.S. had to secretly buy the titanium needed to build the Mach 3+ SR-71 ...

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 U.S. Air Force flew a reconnaissance jet from the mid-'60s through 1990 that set a few long-standing speed and altitude ...

There was a time when the Americans ruled the skies with almost science fiction-looking planes, such as the SR-71 Blackbird. A supersonic surveillance bird that looked more like the jet from X-Men ...

At 79, Brian McCallum says the best thing about aging is, “Every 10 years you get to change your mind about what you think old is. The man on the inside isn’t aging,” he says with a laugh. McCallum, ...

On March 24 from 6 to 9 p.m, veteran SR-71 Blackbird spyplane crew Brian Shul and Col. Walt Watson will share their experiences at "Spy Pilot Chronicles," a Museum event that includes a private ...

To say that the feature-packed SR-71 Blackbird is a work of art would be a disservice to the gifted hands and minds that willed it into existence. The aircraft has six world records under its belt, ...

Can you imagine flying in an SR-71 Blackbird? National Air and Space Museum docent and SR-71 Blackbird pilot Buz Carpenter can. In fact, he flew the SR-71 on display at our Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center ...