The Myth Of The SR-91 Aurora Persists, The Plane That Never Existed - Aviation enthusiasts have been enthralled with the term “hypersonic” for several years, but for the most part, that catchword has ...

The development of many of the world's warplanes — especially those in the modern era — is cloaked in rumors and conflated reports of unidentified aerial phenomena. Sometimes, they are massaged to fit ...

At the end of the SR-71 spy plane program in the 90s, the US was left without a new spy plane to operate across the world. The SR72 is still decades away, and for the last 30 years, supposbly the ...

Ask any military aviation enthusiast or veteran what they think is the fastest jet of all time, and there's little doubt they'd answer, 'The SR-71 Blackbird.' However, they'd be incorrect, though with ...

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 ...

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights. Seemingly impervious to loss by enemy defenses, a dozen Blackbirds were lost to accidents. On July ...