Let's take a look at the planned fastest, highest flying spy plane ever in aviation: The SR-72. Dubbed Son of Blackbird, the SR-72 is a hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV capable of flying ...

The SR-71 Blackbird’s high-speed missions were fraught with challenges, including catastrophic engine failures at Mach 3.

“Faster than a speeding bullet” may bring to mind a certain superhero from the planet Krypton, but it was literally true of the SR-71 Blackbird, the sleek, stealthy Air Force spy plane taken ...

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 ...

Of course, the actual SR-71 Blackbird had transformed manned flight long before special-effects animators saw its potential. Created as the ultimate spy plane, the SR-71, which first took to the ...

Its replacement is the SR-71, the 2,000-m.p.h. Blackbird, which is probably the world’s fastest airplane in sustained flight (TIME, April 11). The less spectacular type of spy plane is the ...

INCREDIBLE plans have been revealed for a hypersonic superjet dubbed “Son of Blackbird” that could soon become the world’s fastest aircraft. Building on the legacy of the SR-71 ...

The SR-71 may be a retired Cold War-era enterprise, but the infamous aircraft retains several world records, beating out even the more advanced fifth-generation jets in service today. Back in the ...

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 ...

So, what do you think? Would it be appropriate for the C9 Corvette to pay tribute to the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" spy plane, which is still the record holder for the quickest flight from London ...

The F-117 Nighthawk was developed in response to the US' need for a jet that could operate completely undetected by the enemy.