Featured in sr-71BYBlake StilwellMay 30, 2023ShareWhy the SR-71 Blackbird is the only aircraft with the SR designationThere are an unending number of interesting facts about the SR-71 Blackbird, probably the coolest aircraft ever produced by any Air Force. BYBlake StilwellMay 30, 2023ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonJul 31, 2022ShareThis was the only fighter that had a chance of catching the SR-71When the SR-71 Blackbird was revealed to the public by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, the Soviets were caught by surprise. The fact was, the SR-71 couldn’t be caught by any air defense, rendered nearly invulnerable due to its blazing speed an… BYHarold C. HutchisonJul 31, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareThe SR-71 Blackbird was almost the most versatile fighter plane everHave you ever looked at the old SR-71 Blackbird and wondered how awesome it would be as a fighter jet?… BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareBYEric MilzarskiDec 7, 2022ShareThis is one of the greatest aviation power moves in military historyPissing contests are nothing new to the military. Anything that can be measured or scored will inevitably be used by a troop to try and one-up another. And when we know we have something over someone, we won’t let them forget it. Within the a… BYEric MilzarskiDec 7, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellJan 17, 2023ShareThese 4 aircraft were the ancestors of the powerful SR-71 BlackbirdThe SR-71 Blackbird is the arguably the most popular and easily recognizable airframe ever used by the U.S. Air Force. It maintains the speed record it set back in 1976 (even with a broken engine). The Blackbird’s missile evasion technique is legen… BYBlake StilwellJan 17, 2023ShareBYBlake StilwellJan 13, 2023ShareThe amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirementUsually, when someone or something retires, it’s because they’ve grown a little older — and maybe a little slower — over time. Maybe their skills aren’t as useful as they once were, so they opt to spend their sunset years peacefully watching … BYBlake StilwellJan 13, 2023ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonOct 26, 2022ShareCould the SR-71 Blackbird have been a fighter plane?The SR-71 Blackbird is an awesome plane. But did you know that it could have been even more awesome than it was? The Air Force was planning to make a fighter version of the plane. BYHarold C. HutchisonOct 26, 2022ShareBYTeam MightyJul 25, 2021ShareThis mysterious desert air base could be China’s new ‘Area-51’What started out as a lone dusty airfield in the middle of a remote desert in China is being built… BYTeam MightyJul 25, 2021ShareBYSOFREPApr 29, 2020ShareStill the champ: 3 things you should know about the SR-71 BlackbirdBefore the advent of stealth aircraft, the U.S. military had a very different approach on how to operate its planes in contested airspace. That approach could be summarized in two words: BYSOFREPApr 29, 2020ShareBYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareUS Air Force may have a spy drone that’s secretly been flying for yearsAn in-depth report by Guy Norris in Aviation Week presents new evidence that a secretive, stealthy reconnaissance drone is now in operat… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share
BYBlake StilwellMay 30, 2023ShareWhy the SR-71 Blackbird is the only aircraft with the SR designationThere are an unending number of interesting facts about the SR-71 Blackbird, probably the coolest aircraft ever produced by any Air Force. BYBlake StilwellMay 30, 2023Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonJul 31, 2022ShareThis was the only fighter that had a chance of catching the SR-71When the SR-71 Blackbird was revealed to the public by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, the Soviets were caught by surprise. The fact was, the SR-71 couldn’t be caught by any air defense, rendered nearly invulnerable due to its blazing speed an… BYHarold C. HutchisonJul 31, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022ShareThe SR-71 Blackbird was almost the most versatile fighter plane everHave you ever looked at the old SR-71 Blackbird and wondered how awesome it would be as a fighter jet?… BYTeam MightyJul 8, 2022Share
BYEric MilzarskiDec 7, 2022ShareThis is one of the greatest aviation power moves in military historyPissing contests are nothing new to the military. Anything that can be measured or scored will inevitably be used by a troop to try and one-up another. And when we know we have something over someone, we won’t let them forget it. Within the a… BYEric MilzarskiDec 7, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellJan 17, 2023ShareThese 4 aircraft were the ancestors of the powerful SR-71 BlackbirdThe SR-71 Blackbird is the arguably the most popular and easily recognizable airframe ever used by the U.S. Air Force. It maintains the speed record it set back in 1976 (even with a broken engine). The Blackbird’s missile evasion technique is legen… BYBlake StilwellJan 17, 2023Share
BYBlake StilwellJan 13, 2023ShareThe amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirementUsually, when someone or something retires, it’s because they’ve grown a little older — and maybe a little slower — over time. Maybe their skills aren’t as useful as they once were, so they opt to spend their sunset years peacefully watching … BYBlake StilwellJan 13, 2023Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonOct 26, 2022ShareCould the SR-71 Blackbird have been a fighter plane?The SR-71 Blackbird is an awesome plane. But did you know that it could have been even more awesome than it was? The Air Force was planning to make a fighter version of the plane. BYHarold C. HutchisonOct 26, 2022Share
BYTeam MightyJul 25, 2021ShareThis mysterious desert air base could be China’s new ‘Area-51’What started out as a lone dusty airfield in the middle of a remote desert in China is being built… BYTeam MightyJul 25, 2021Share
BYSOFREPApr 29, 2020ShareStill the champ: 3 things you should know about the SR-71 BlackbirdBefore the advent of stealth aircraft, the U.S. military had a very different approach on how to operate its planes in contested airspace. That approach could be summarized in two words: BYSOFREPApr 29, 2020Share
BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020ShareUS Air Force may have a spy drone that’s secretly been flying for yearsAn in-depth report by Guy Norris in Aviation Week presents new evidence that a secretive, stealthy reconnaissance drone is now in operat… BYBusiness InsiderApr 29, 2020Share