The SR-71 Blackbird Under Fire On July 26, 1968, an SR-71 Blackbird was cruising over Northern Vietnam when the aircraft ...

Operation El Dorado Canyon in 1986 solidified the KC-10’s legendary status during a time of global tension. The mission aimed ...

Key Points and Summary – The SR-71 Blackbird delivered unmatched Mach-3 recon, but its costs proved fatal. -Each flight hour ran $200,000–$300,000, driven by extreme maintenance, heat-damaged coatings ...

Following the July 27 rank-and-file hearing into the death of Ronald Adams, a 63 year-old tradesman at the Stellantis Dundee Engine Complex, the World Socialist Web Site Autoworker Newsletter spoke to ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is famous for many things: its unmatched speed, its stealth, and its distinctive black paint. But look closely at its landing gear, and you'll notice something surprising: ...

After decades of service, a legendary tanker says farewell. I’m seated in the tail of a U.S. Air Force KC-10 that is climbing to 25,000 feet somewhere over Big Sur. Looking out from the boom ...

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 ...

There are many high-speed air vehicles in the world today, with some of them, namely rockets and missiles, being capable of reaching many times the speed of sound. But only one, the legendary Lockheed ...

We looked for ways to put insanely powerful engines in our cars when we first started building them. And when we figured out how to build flying machines, we really pushed the envelope. Developed at ...

The aviation world is witnessing a remarkable resurgence, with the ambitious goal of surpassing the speed records set by the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. Hermeus, a pioneering company, is at the ...

Our Sunday Morning Showdowns are usually quite sensible. Okay…relatively sensible. We often pit two attainable everyday watches against each other to see which wins the popular vote. Well, today is a ...