Flying at 80,000 feet and Mach 3, the SR-71 could chase the edge of night and watch the sun rise and set multiple times in a ...

Another round of nightly closures will begin on the southbound 71 Freeway beginning on Monday, according to the Riverside County Transportation Commission. The shutdowns, which will happen each Money ...

A Big Mistake? After its retirement in 1999, the SR-71 Blackbird—a high-speed reconnaissance aircraft—was considered for reactivation following the 9/11 attacks. Supporters within the Department of ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71 Blackbird, one of the fastest aircraft ever built, was powered by revolutionary Pratt & Whitney engines using single-crystal turbine blades to endure extreme heat.

The southbound 71 Freeway in Chino and Chino Hills will be closed for the entire weekend starting Friday night. The Riverside County Transportation Commission said the closure is for a $134 million ...

The SR-71 Blackbird was developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works in the 1960s to meet the urgent Cold War need for a high-speed, high-altitude, stealthy reconnaissance aircraft following the U-2 incident.

During 1986’s Operation El Dorado Canyon, an SR-71 Blackbird flew a daring post-strike reconnaissance mission over Libya, ...

The SR-71 is one of the U.S. Air Force's most prolific aircraft. Other than looking like a futuristic aircraft military model lovers have built for decades, it was designed and built in secret by the ...

Celebrated SR-71 pilot, author and Vietnam hero Brian Shul has Died. His presentations and books made him prominent, but his valor made him a hero. U.S. Air Force Major (Retired) Brian Shul, who ...

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft in the world. It is also one of the most fearsome reconnaissance aircraft, able to outrun threats from the Soviet Union at ...

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-71s ...

24 Sep 2022, 23:58 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Before Buick sun-setted their iconic Nailhead line forever, they manufactured a limited run of 425s specifically for Lockheed Skunkworks.