The high sustained speeds of the SR-71 heated the engines to the point that the aircraft and engines dramatically expanded.

The J58 required the use of a special AG330 engine starter cart to spool the engines up to the proper rotational speed for starting. Taken at Beale Air Force Base (AFB) in 1986, the impressive video ...

The J58 was the heart of the Blackbird program, but also one of its biggest threats. It demanded exotic materials, radical airflow management, and a completely new way of thinking about jet propulsion ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Any plane is only as fast as whatever drives it, and the SR-71 was powered by a pair of Pratt and Whitney J58 turbojet engines. The engines in question, which were ...

INDUCTED: Engine maker Pratt & Whitney has been inducted into the Blackbird Laurels Society to recognize its contributions to the U.S. Air Force's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. Two P&W J58 ...

Growing US Department of Defense (DoD) interest in a high-speed, long-range strike aircraft is spurring NASA plans to test a turbine powerplant capable of up to Mach 5. The last high-speed US turbine ...