The SR-71 speed and altitude marks were quickly certified as world records. ... greatest payload, and distance. The records set by Bledsoe and Helt are now classified as Class C and C-1, ...

During a fly-over request in England, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was able to hit speeds as low as 160 knots (equivalent to ...

The SR-71 Blackbird may be among the most iconic airframes of the Cold War, ... while the others were modified to house an internal payload of three Hughes AIM-47 Falcon air-to-air missiles.

The SR-71 Blackbird flies at extremely high speeds and altitudes, adding Aluminum to its tires can help to prevent damage ...

Designed in secrecy in the 1950s, the American-made SR-71 “ Blackbird ,” perhaps shockingly, even has its F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor successors beat when it comes to speed. This high-altitude, ...

A large, matte-black, arrowhead-shaped airplane, the SR-71 looked like it was moving even when standing perfectly still. U.S. Air Force pilot BC Thomas was lucky enough to fly the “Blackbird ...

Answer: It depends on the airplane. Some corporate airplanes can fly up to 51,000 feet. The Concorde flew up to 60,000 feet, and the all-time high flier was the SR-71 which could go over 80,000 ...

During the Cold War, the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane could fly higher and faster than any other – and 55 years after its first flight, it still does.

SR-71 pilots used to say, only half-joking, that unstarts were the Blackbird’s way of punishing them for letting their attention wander to the magnificent view from 80,000 feet.