The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour). So, Blackbird was not hypersonic as its anticipated successor, the SR-72, is set to be. Instead, it was a supersonic plane. But that was ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever built, was powered by revolutionary Pratt & ...

In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...

A laboratory in South China has completed ground testing of an artificial intelligence-powered turbine engine that can reach ...

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 ...

But only one, the legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane, holds the speed record with humans on board. Back in 1976 one of these planes reached a staggering speed of Mach 3 (2,193.2 mph ...

NASA released video footage of the SR-71 Blackbird, the high-altitude recon aircraft capable of reaching speeds over Mach 3. More from Military & Defense NASA released video footage of the SR-71 ...

The SR-71 was so fast that when fired upon with a surface-to-air missile, the SR-71 could simply accelerate and outrun it. Perhaps no aspect of human flight captivates the public’s imagination like ...

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the 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 ...

Chinese scientists have tested a turbojet engine, capable of touching Mach 4 speeds, sparking rumors of a new SR-71-like spy plane.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Boeing a few days ago introduced an incredible concept design for a spy plane that may ...

The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it. Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the ...