The Lockheed SR-71 " Blackbird " is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. [N 1] Its nicknames include "Blackbird" and "Habu". [1] The SR-71 was developed in the 1960s as a black project by Lockheed's Skunk Works division.

The Blackburn L.1 Bluebird was a British single-engine biplane light trainer/tourer with side-by-side seating, built in small numbers by Blackburn Aircraft in the 1920s.

Bluebird K7 is a jet engined hydroplane in which Britain's Donald Campbell set seven world water speed records between 1955 and 1967. K7 was the first successful jet-powered hydroplane, and was considered revolutionary when launched in January 1955.

The first example produced was crisp in appearance, boasting polished wood surfaces and a blue trim that inspired the nickname “Bluebird.” Its performance was equally sharp, drawing praise from none other than Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell, who declared it superior to the Allied planes fighting in the skies over the Western ...

Mar 19, 2012 · On May 24, 1922, a float-equipped VE-7 with Lieutenant Andrew McFall at the controls and Lieutenant Dewitt C. Ramsey on board as an observer, zipped off the deck of the battleship Maryland...

May 8, 2019 · The Bluebird was the first light aircraft built in the United Kingdom with side-by-side seats to go into production, it being one of a number of designs built for the Lympne, Kent low-powered two-seat trials in September 1924.

SARO-built Gipsy I-powered Bluebird IV G-AASU flying with Airwork Ltd in 1930. The Saunders-Roe Limited (SARO) Bluebird was a two-seat side-by-side biplane originating from the Blackburn Aircraft Company entry in various competitions for two …

Two-seat biplane designed for the 1924 Lympne competition and developed into a successful light aircraft. The Bluebird I with Blackburne Thrush engine prepared for the 1924 two-seat trials.

The Bluebird was not only the first VE-7 produced by Lewis and Vought Corporation, precursor to the company that built the famed F4U Corsair, it was the first airplane ever built by the company.

The Vought VE-7 "Bluebird" was an early biplane of the United States. First flying in 1917, it was designed as a two-seat trainer for the United States Army, then adopted by the United States Navy as its first fighter aircraft. In 1922, a VE-7 became the first airplane to take off from an American aircraft carrier. [1]