What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane

The story of a supersonic legend.

With a sleek needle nose and a swept double-delta wing with two prominent nacelles, the supersonic SR-1 Blackbird spy plane is the stuff aviation legend. Although the SR-1 first flew in late December of 1964 and hasn't been in service for almost 25 years, it's still the fastest plane that's ever seen action.

The story of a supersonic legend.

With a sleek needle nose and a swept double-delta wing with two prominent nacelles, the supersonic SR-1 Blackbird spy plane is the stuff aviation legend. Although the SR-1 first flew in late December of 1964 and hasn't been in service for almost 25 years, it's still the fastest plane that's ever seen action.