The Blackbird consumed fuel so steadily (between 36,000 and 44,000 pounds per hour) that without in-air refueling, the SR-71 would have burned through it’s stock of fuel after just 3,000 miles ...

“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 ...

The SR-71 “Blackbird” broke the world’s record ... Prior to the cancelation of the Blackbird program, the Air Force was able to deploy its acquired SR-71s in combat. Specifically, the ...

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 ...

After a 480-mile flight from Beale Air Force Base in California ... single-seat version of the SR-71, first flew in August 1963 and the Blackbird in December 1964. It was still unsurpassed ...

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 ...