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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.
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. The SR-71's first flight was on December 22, 1964.
SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane.
After the Air Force began to operate the SR-71, it acquired the official name Blackbird-- for the special black paint that covered the airplane. This paint was formulated to absorb radar signals, to radiate some of the tremendous airframe heat generated by air friction, and to camouflage the aircraft against the dark sky at high altitudes.
An intensive and thrilling look inside the SR-71 Blackbird, one of aviation's absolute greatest legends.Special thanks to Air Zoo Aerospace & Science Museum ...
A full, uninterrupted documentary of the legendary SR-71 designed by Lockheed as a black project reconnaissance aircraft to operate at high speeds and altitudes to outrace threats.
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.
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest and highest-flying jet aircraft in history and Duxford’s SR-71 Blackbird has flown higher than any other when it set the world record for sustained altitude flight in 1976, flying at 85,000 feet.
Jul 28, 2016 · In 1976, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird broke the world’s record for sustained altitude in horizontal flight at 25,929 meters (85,069 feet). The same day another SR-71 set an absolute speed record of 3,529.6 kilometers per hour (2,193.2 miles per hour), approximately Mach 3.3.
Aug 12, 2021 · The SR-71 Blackbird, the most impressive plane ever created at the time, remained a mystery even 20 years after its first flight. But in the July 1982 issue, Popular Mechanics...
