A close museum view into the angular cockpit of a black Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, with its ejection-seat warning and canopy-lock markings visible.

A preserved U.S. Air Force’s version of the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird fills the frame in a museum hangar, with another small aircraft suspended overhead.

Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird 61-7972, the legendary Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft, displayed beneath the museum hangar roof.

Legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird preserved and displayed at a museum, with the New York skyline as a backdrop.

Legendary Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest jet, on display at the California Science Center.

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird on display at a museum, the legendary Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft famous for its speed and stealth.

The view is from the rear of the aircraft, showing the distinctive twin-engine nacelles and canted vertical stabilizers characteristic of the SR-71. The aircraft is behind barriers, typical of major museum displays.

DC Smithsonian