
SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird and by its crews as the Habu, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works (also responsible for the U-2). It flew from 1964?1998. The legendary "Kelly" Johnson, in particular, was the man behind many of the design's advanced concepts. The SR-71 was one of the first aircraft to be shaped to have an extremely low radar signature. The aircraft flew so fast and so high that if the pilot detected a surface-to-air missile launch, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate.
A-12 A -12 YF-12 SR-71 SR-71 SR-71 SR-71 SR-71 D-21 SR-71B SR-71B
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA
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USAF Museum- Dayton, OH
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Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA
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Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA
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Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA |
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA |
Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins, GA |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
March Air Force Museum- Riverside, CA |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
USAF Museum- Dayton, OH |
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