In the aftermath of Operation El Dorado Canyon, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was sent across Qaddafi’s 'Line of Death' for a high-risk overflight of Libya ...

The incredible power of the fastest jet in the USAF.

NASA used the SR-71 Blackbird in the 1990s to study high-speed flight, propulsion, sonic booms and hypersonic technologies at ...

The SR-71 Blackbird looked almost absurd even by Cold War standards. It leaked fuel on the ground, needed repeated aerial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 106007381 Photo Quest Getty Images Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of ...

The Blackbird’s operational record was impeccable. Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth ...

Walter Watson was the first and only African-American to qualify as a crewmember in the SR-71. Hear from this amazing aviator. This video was a part a full episode of STEM in 30 titled "Shhhhh. The ...

The hypersonic SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” could reach Mach 6, giving the US Air Force a revolutionary reconnaissance and strike ...

The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Jan. 22, 1990, issue featured the U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird flying over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force was ...

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 ...

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 ...