Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is an American long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division under Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, in service with the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1998 (with NASA continuing test flights into 1999). With its smooth, all-black titanium airframe, twin J58 engines and chined fuselage, it remains the fastest and highest-flying air-breathing manned aircraft ever to enter operational service, and one of the most recognisable silhouettes in aviation (Wikipedia)

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