the SR-71 holds world records for sustained altitude (85,069 feet) and speed (2,193.2 mph/Mach 3.3). With the E-flite® SR-71 Blackbird Twin 40mm EDF, you can own
My job was to maintain, inspect, launch and recover the SR-71 Blackbird. From the moment I found out I was to be assigned to the secret Blackbird, to the day I left the organization, it was a love affair to last a lifetime. Each and every launch was a sight to behold. The ...
High dynamic pressure (High-Q) is a function of air density as well as speed. The SR-71 flys at high altitudes where the air pressure is significantly lower, lowering the dynamic pressure. The SR-71 flying at 2000mph at near 80,000 feet is actually experiencing wind force more equivalent...
The original plane in the Blackbird family was called the A-12 and made its maiden flight on April 30, 1962. In total, 13 A-12s were produced, and the plane was a top secret, special access program operated by the CIA.Because the aircraft was designed to fly faster than 2,000 mph,...
It's not strictly car news, but if you like fast things and stunning feats of engineering, you need to know this: Lockheed Martin is developing a successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, the fastest aircraft in history. If you're not now jumping up and down and screaming with excitement, you...
Lockheed’s SR-71 Blackbird first flew in 1964 and was decommissioned in 1999. Not known until the mid nineties is that the SR-71 was developed from the top secret Lockheed A-12. The A-12, project Oxcart, was build for the CIA as high speed and high alti
000 feet however, physiological failure is instantaneous and fatal. There are some who will read this and think that only the crew of the space shuttle would face a more drastic risk. This is not true. At that altitude, the physiological risk to the shuttle and the Blackbird crews is ...
Question 1: What was the mission of the SR-71 Blackbird? Matthew Burchette — Museum of Flight:The Blackbird was developed as a high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft for the U.S. Air Force. It was outfitted with an advanced synthetic aperture radar system, an optical bar camera...
Sr-71 blackbird 1 of 7 Prev Next Titanium skin Because the aircraft was designed to fly faster than 2,000 mph, friction with the surrounding atmosphere would heat up the fuselage to a point that would melt a conventional airframe. The plane was therefore made of titanium, a metal that ...