How the SR-71 Blackbird survived Mach 3 flight: 1,200°F skin temperatures, quartz windows, JP-7 cooling, and its titanium ...

At this point in the Blackbird program, all the specialized tooling that Lockheed Martin had invented to work with these ...

Summary and Key Points: The SR-71 Blackbird was built almost entirely of titanium to survive the heat of Mach 3 flight — but ...

More than 60 years after it graced the skies for the first time, Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest manned plane ever developed. With the ability to hit a maximum speed of 2,193 miles per ...

The SR-71 was derived from the A-12 Oxcart, a black project also built by Lockheed’s famed “Skunk Works” division for the CIA.

The SR-71 could cruise at speeds exceeding Mach 3 and at altitudes exceeding 80,000 feet—both of which represent performance extremes. At such extremes, the airframe generated heat, which posed ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was an incredible Intelligence asset, it was also a mobile stellar observatory, given the right conditions.

Watch the impressive engineering in this in-depth tour of the SR-71 Blackbird's jet engine and you'll see an extraordinary reconnaissance aircraft that still impresses despite taking its first flight ...

Museum docent Scott Wiley reveals how the SR-71's tires keep from melting. Learn more about the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display at the National Air and Space ...

The venerable Cold War SR-71 Blackbird may be looking nervously at its laurels after Hermeus's latest Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 ...