The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's innovative concepts. During reconnaissance missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outfly the missile.
Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
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By WacoKidd110 @ 2013-07-01 11:00:32
WacoKidd110
@ 2013-07-01 11:02:36
http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=160
WacoKidd110
@ 2013-07-01 11:02:38
http://goo.gl/maps/DsV6B
Anonymous
@ 2023-07-19 19:02:19
The PASM is the oldest surviving SR-71. It was used for flight acceptance testing and by NASA (I believe) with a false designation of YF-12 (C?) the 1st SR-71 was lost in a test flight. Visit PASM, its as need to see bucket list as any aviation history museum.