6.2K views · 356 reactions | The Lockheed Air Express, the second-ever aircraft designed by Lockheed Aircraft Company in 1927, could seat four passengers - or three passengers and a lion. Meet "Gilmore the Flying Lion," who took flight in April 1930. Gilmore flew for 8 months before growing too big. But he did log almost 25,000 miles in the air before his retirement. #AviationHistoryMonth | Lockheed Martin | Facebook

Built in secrecy by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, the SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest aircraft ever flown. At 85,000 feet, it could outrun missiles, literally flying faster than explosions behind it. When it was retired in 1990, it didn’t slow down. On its final flight to the museum, it broke four world speed records, including Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. in just over an hour. #TheWarRoom #SR71Blackbird #ColdWarTech #fblifestyle | Artifact Archives

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