Known as one of the most awe-inspiring achievements in the history of aviation, Lockheed Martin’s SR-71 Blackbird was the pinnacle of twentieth century American military aviation. Conceived in the ...
In 1963, the Lockheed A-12 (code-named “Archangel”) became America’s first supersonic stealth plane. Incredibly fast, much ...
Chinese scientists have tested a turbojet engine, capable of touching Mach 4 speeds, sparking rumors of a new SR-71-like spy plane.
Not every experimental jet fighter made by the U.S. military would go on to reach production, for any number of reasons.
The development of the new engine is part of China’s quest to build fast reconnaissance aircraft similar to America’s legendary Lockheed Martin SR-71 ‘Blackbird’.
Johnson and Martin Caidin ... leaps. Lockheed’s Skunk Works was at the forefront of that charge, responsible for innovations like the U-2 spy plane, the SR-71 Blackbird, and the F-117 Nighthawk ...
On the cover of Aviation Week’s Jan. 20, 1990, issue, a U.S. Air Force/Lockheed SR-71 flies over Lake Almanor in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Air Force had announced the phasing out of the ...
The Lockheed Martin Corporation, which received non-competitive contracts to produce the F-35 fighter, allegedly failed between 2013 and 2015 to disclose accurate cost information to the Defense ...
Amelia Earhart, already a world renowned pilot for being the first woman to perform a transatlantic crossing in an airplane, ...