Key Takeaways: The legendary SR-71 is getting a hypersonic, unmanned successor: the SR-72 "Son of Blackbird," capable of Mach 6 speeds (4,600 mph). The Mission: Unlike its predecessor, the SR-72 is ...

During the Cold War, this plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does. The Lockheed SR-71, designed in secrecy in the late 1950s, was able to ...

Last Friday you saw the SR-71 Blackbird cockpit in glorious ultra-HD. Veteran Blackbird pilot Richard Graham explains how the cockpit actually works in this fascinating video filmed inside the cockpit ...

NASA may be quietly working to return one of its historic SR-71 Blackbird aircraft to flight nearly 27 years after it last took to the skies. The aircraft in question is NASA’s SR-71A, tail number 844 ...

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The SR-71A Blackbird, which was on display at Nasa's Armstrong Flight Research Center in California, has disappeared, triggering speculation of its return. While this fastest spy plane holds a unique ...

Brian Shul’s account of his Blackbird flight against enemy SAM batteries over Libya. Imagine yourself inside that tight SR-71 cockpit with all the alarms sounding. This cool 360-degree virtual reality ...

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Boeing has finally unveiled a successor to the legendary Blackbird SR-71 spy plane, capable of travelling at five times the speed of sound. The new 'Son of Blackbird' was revealed at an event in ...