October 1st, 2026

Why NASA Pulled the Last Blackbird Off Display

Name: Why NASA Pulled the Last Blackbird Off Display
Uploaded: 2026-10-01T22:42:37+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Description: It flew at Mach 3.2 — Sea-Tac to JFK in about 70 minutes. The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest jet ever built, and earlier this year the last one Lockheed ever made quietly vanished from its display at Edwards Air Force Base. Aviation Week reporter Steve Trimble tells Charlie Harger that NASA appears to be trying to get the Blackbird back in the air.

It flew at Mach 3.2 — Sea-Tac to JFK in about 70 minutes. The SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest jet ever built, and earlier this year the last one Lockheed ever made quietly vanished from its display at Edwards Air Force Base. Aviation Week reporter Steve Trimble tells Charlie Harger that NASA appears to be trying to get the Blackbird back in the air.