A Quick Overview Of The Pratt & Whitney J58 The Pratt & Whitney J58, an engine that was designated by the manufacturer as the JT11D-20, is an American-built jet engine that originally powered the ...

Even though the SR-71 flew at altitudes higher than 96 percent ... which also oversaw development of Blackbird’s predecessor, the A-12 Oxcart, set up shell companies abroad to purchase the ...

Eric Long / NASM The SR-71 was close to perfect ... less than 30 seconds after its scheduled arrival time of 12 noon. It made an easy half-roll, then completed two more passes.

In 2013, Lockheed Martin announced development of the successor to the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. The SR-71 was capable of reaching speeds over three times the speed of sound, and the SR-72 is ...