Summary and Key Points: The idea of converting the SR-71 Blackbird into a bomber ... “the fighter version became the YF-12A, but the bomber version never materialized.” The “SR” stands ...

But now, the time has come for the next generation of interceptors.a new jet projected to surpass in speed and a maximum altitude of even that of the legendary SR-71. 5 jaw-dropping moments from ...

Even without the benefit of high-technology, the SR-71 proved to be superb at its role. The new SR-72 ... with a full-scale version to be in service sometime in the 2030s. As for the lucky ...

The YF-12A, the earlier, single-seat version of the SR-71, first flew in August 1963 and ... and Dorsey Kammerer in production reached new intensity whenever Kelly arrived in the field.

SR-71B was the trainer version of the SR-71.Photo via DoD/Wikimedia Commons ... His writing has appeared in Aeon, the Los Angeles Review of Books, the New Republic, Pacific Standard, Smithsonian ...

According to Czinger, it's a one-of-a-kind version of the 3D-printed hypercar, and it was built to pay tribute to the SR-71, the high-altitude aircraft, not the American band that wrote the hit ...

It’s a cliché of the Cold War that no sooner did one superpower pioneer a new weapons technology that ... looked like a weird cross between the SR-71 and F-104—or an awesome sci-fi spaceship.

However, this new aircraft was radically ... the first SR-71 entered service in January 1966, at Beale Air Force Base (KBAB) in California. This version would fly intelligence missions for the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is, without a doubt, the most advanced airplane ever built in relation to the technology available at the time. It broke all aviation records, it flew incredible missions, and ...

“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 ...

Meanwhile, the US Air Force was asking for a larger, faster, heavier version of ... So, the new aircraft was made of titanium and composites. In fact, the SR-71 was the largest item anyone had ...