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 ...

The fastest aircraft to ever roam the skies may surprise you. While newer fighter jets like the U.S.-made F-22 Raptor or F-35 ...

The SR-71’s fuel supply is indicative of the jet’s unique nature. Most jets in the U.S. military’s inventory were fine to function on JP-4, or later, JP-8—standardized fuels across the U.S ...

Space Transportation's supersonic passenger jet can fly from London to N.Y.C. in under two hours. The brand is also making ...

As military tech evolves, one jet from the past remains unmatched in speed. Discover the story of this legendary aircraft ...

The jet will be an unmanned hypersonic aircraft ... In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds ...

Aerospace startup Hermeus announced it has started testing the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine that will power the Quarterhorse Mk 3 aircraft to Mach 5 ...

A Russian pilot claimed he was able to lock his missiles onto an SR-71 during one incident, and 6 Foxhounds reportedly cornered a Blackbird in another. Source: The National Interest and The ...

The SR-71 was a Cold War marvel ... SR-72 to simply outrun surface-to-air missiles – which would permit the aircraft to operate behind enemy lines with limited consequences.