Detailed SR-71 Blackbird illustration with weathered titanium skin and twin engine nacelles
Illustrated airframe cutaway exposing crew positions, fuel tanks, and the near-side J58 engine

SR-71
BLACKBIRD

An aircraft built around the impossible.

01 / Titanium airframe

Titanium made sustained high-speed flight possible. The airframe was designed to expand as it heated.

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Mach 3.2DESIGN CRUISE
85,000 ftDESIGN ALTITUDE
2 × J58POWERPLANT