The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most famous aircraft in all of history. It's one of the few aircraft to move beyond the industry and become a cultural icon, and it remains the fastest ...
The well-known SR-71 owes its roots to a more obscure predecessor, the A-12 developed by the famous Lockheed ‘Skunk Works’ as a successor for the U-2. When Francis Gary Powers was shot down flying a U ...