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A NASA SR-71A with the Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) mounted parks beside a NASA SR-71B trainer aircraft. The Linear Aerospike SR-71 Experiment (LASRE) is mounted on a NASA SR-71 aircraft Aug. 26, at the NASA Dryden Flight.
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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] The SR-71 has several nicknames, including "Blackbird" and "Habu". [1]
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The Blackbird's unique design evolved from the challenges of meeting the goal of operating beyond the range of interception in both speed and altitude. In 1976, more than ten years after its first flight the SR-71 set two world records for its class with a speed of 2,193.167 mph and an altitude of 85,068.997 feet.
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SR-71A #17960 - On display at the Castle Air Museum near Atwater, CA. SR-71A #17963 - On display at Beale AFB, CA. SR-71A #17973 - On display at the Blackbird Airpark, Palmdale, CA. SR-71A #17975 - On display at the March Field Museum, March AFB, CA. SR-71A #17980 - On display at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center as #844.
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SPECIFICATIONS: Span: 55 ft. 7 in. Length: 107 ft. 5 in. Height: 18 ft. 6 in. Weight: 170,000 lbs. loaded Armament: None Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney J58s of 32,500 lbs. thrust ea. with afterburner Crew: Two Serial Number: 61-7958 PERFORMANCE: Maximum speed: Over 2,200 mph. Range: 3,000 miles Service ceiling: Over 85,000 ft.
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In 1976, the SR-71 set the records it still holds: flying at a sustained altitude of 85,069 feet, and reaching a top speed of 2,193.2 miles per hour, or Mach 3.3. The program was halted in 1990.
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SR-71 Blackbird. Following the development of the A-12 came the SR-71, an improved platform for reconnaissance. The capabilities of the SR-71 versus the A-12 have been debated many times.. In addition, SR-71A #61-7972 set several speed records over recognized courses during its final flight and retirement to the National Air and Space Museum.
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The aircraft was painted black, and soon earned its name: "Blackbird." The original Blackbird was designated the A-12 and made its first flight on April 30, 1962. The single-seat A-12 soon evolved into the larger SR-71, which added a second seat for a Reconnaissance Systems Officer and carried more fuel than the A-12.
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The SR-71 wasn't just a sprinter. Remarkably, the "Blackbird" could sustain Mach 3 flight continuously, for more than one hour at a time.
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The SR-71, the most advanced member of the Blackbird family that included the A-12 and YF-12, was designed by a team of Lockheed personnel led by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, then vice president of Lockheed's Advanced Development Company Projects, commonly known as the "Skunk Works" and now a part of Lockheed Martin Corp.
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SR-71A #17958, on display at the Museum of Aviation near Warner Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, was responsible for record setting flights during Operation Glowing Speed. Operation Glowing Speed was originally scheduled for July 4th, but was not approved in time for an independence day performance.
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FLASHBACK: Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird. Shortly after the first SR-71's began flying operational missions over North Vietnam, the Air Force was looking into ways of expanding the capabilities of the aircraft. With the interchangeable noses, mission planners had to make a choice of flying either optical cameras or side-looking radar, depending.
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Next DAYTON, Ohio (May 2020) -- The Lockheed SR-71A on display in the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. The SR-71, unofficially known as the "Blackbird," is a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft (U.S. Air Force photo by Ken LaRock)
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Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird. The last of a small family of aircraft built by Lockheed's famous Skunk Works, the SR-71 is one of the most recognized aircraft ever built. Design of what would become the Blackbird began in 1958 with a request from the CIA for an aircraft to replace the Lockheed U-2. The aircraft the CIA got was a single seat, twin.
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Specifications Aircraft Type: Lockheed SR-71A, S/N 61-7964, "Blackbird" Mission: High speed, high altitude strategic reconnaissance Number built: 32 Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B continuous bleed, afterburning turbojets, 34,000 lbs. thrust Weight: Empty 60,000 pounds, Maximum takeoff weight 170,000 pounds
