The legendary SR-71 Blackbird retains the record for America’s fastest manned aircraft—ever. W hile almost everyone has heard ...

Even the successor, the SR-72 “Son of Blackbird,” is going to be unlike the SR-71. It is not only slated to be hypersonic—theoretically reaching speeds of up to Mach 6—but also unmanned.

The Top Gun franchise uses several military aircraft for its action scenes, including the 'Darkstar.' However, is the ...

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 ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...