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 fine for the era it was serving in. The Blackbird is ...

The aircraft had versatile capabilities, flying globally in hostile environments with great success. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is a retired long-range reconnaissance aircraft designed and ...

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 ...

Perhaps the most innovative and qualified aircraft designer of the time, Kelly’s vision helped shape the Blackbird we know today. The task of creating the SR-71 was unique, since “everything h ...

Some analysts have noted that the images of the Yunxing and Cuantianhou resemble the SR-71 Blackbird, the U.S. reconnaissance aircraft from the 1960s with a needle-nosed fuselage and delta wings.

The second spot on the list goes to another remarkable machine: the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Introduced into the United States Air Force in 1966, these aircraft were so fast they could outrun ...

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

The project aims to build a plane faster and more advanced than the legendary American SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft could reach speeds of Mach 3.2 but was retired in 1999 ...

the moniker was at least partially inspired by the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird, the Lockheed Martin’s legendary Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft and preferred delivery aircraft of ...