The incredible speed machine SR-71 Blackbird is as famous for outrunning missiles and soaring to the edge of space as it was notorious for spilling fuel on the ground from its titanium skin. The ...

The SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest plane ever built, faced numerous hidden challenges during its career. Engineers discovered that summer-welded titanium parts were corroded due to chlorine in the water ...

Curator Dik Daso describes the pressure suit worn by SR-71 crew. Learn more about the Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird on display at the National Air and Space Museum's ...

Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and higher than any fighter, this stealthy reconnaissance aircraft could snoop where ...

What was it like to fly in the SR-71 Blackbird? Hear first hand from Walter Watson, the only African American to fly in the Blackbird program. For more FREE teacher resources from the Smithsonian’s ...

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 ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents. On July ...