Discover the ingenious thermal management systems that enabled the SR-71 Blackbird to withstand extreme temperatures while ...

Summary: The SR-72, dubbed the "Son of Blackbird," is Lockheed Martin’s cutting-edge hypersonic aircraft designed to surpass ...

Introducing the Blackbird’s successor, the SR-72 Darkstar or Son of Blackbird When the Blackbird was relegated to retirement ...

By all accounts, the SR-72 Son of Blackbird spy plane will be one impressive aircraft. With plans for incredible Mach 6 speed, an unmanned option, and the ability to be armed (maybe with ...

Perhaps less than 2,000 manned combat aircraft remain to be built as the Air Force pivots evermore to unmanned platforms.

Jet fighters exhibit remarkable speeds and technological prowess. Top jets like the F-22 Raptor, MiG-29, SR-71 Blackbird, and ...

While the name of Lockheed Martin’s experimental SR-72 is the Darkstar in “Top Gun ... which refers to it as “Son of Blackbird.” In addition to the movie creating a name, the jet design ...

Ride along on a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 journey in the semifictional scramjet based on the Lockheed SR-72 and flown by Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’ ...

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