Flying the SR-71 Blackbird RC aircraft requires precision, patience, and smooth control inputs. This video highlights how sensitive the jet is to overcontrol and why proper technique is essential to ...

'We the People' series looks at one of the most influential aircraft of the 20th century on display in Kansas ...

As Cold War tensions heightened during the 1950s, the CIA began flying the U-2 spy plane to keep tabs on the Soviet Union’s fast expanding nuclear weapons capabilities. Ungainly and relatively ...

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 fascinating story of the spy plane SR-71 Blackbird--the fastest manned aircraft in the history of aviation. The SR-71 Blackbird, the famed "spy" jet, was deliberately designed to be the world's ...

For people who are into horses, this kind of animal doesn't get any better than a quarter horse. That's because the name is an umbrella term for horses no matter their breed that are stocky and ...

More than 60 years after it graced the skies for the first time, Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird remains the fastest manned plane ever developed. With the ability to hit a maximum speed of 2,193 miles per ...

The actual SR-71 Blackbird holds a speed record of Mach 3.3, set in 1976, that no aircraft has managed to surpass in the decades since. The RC version ...