Key Points and Summary on SR-71 - The retirement of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird was not simply due to the end of the Cold War, but a result of its high operational costs, fierce interservice rivalry ...

What You Need to Know: The SR-71C “Hybrid Trainer,” nicknamed “The Bas****,” was a unique Blackbird variant created by merging parts of two different SR-71 aircraft. -Built using the front section of ...

Sleek, black and evil in appearance, the SR-71 Blackbird was THE masterpiece of Cold War engineering. Flying faster and higher than any fighter, this stealthy reconnaissance aircraft could snoop where ...

Watch the impressive engineering in this in-depth tour of the SR-71 Blackbird's jet engine and you'll see an extraordinary reconnaissance aircraft that still impresses despite taking its first flight ...

Around the conclusion of the Cold War, the SR-71 was falling out of favor. The shift in attitude was owed in large part to the Soviet decline, which spoiled the SR-71’s most important reconnaissance ...

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 ...