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SR-71 Blackbird
Specifications |
Achievements |
Background |
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| SR-71 Blackbird Specifications |
| Primary Function: |
Strategic Reconnaissance |
| Contractor: |
Lockheed-Martin Skunkworks |
| Crew: |
Two |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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Two Pratt and Whitney J-58 axial-flow turbojets with afterburners, each producing 32,500 pounds of thrust |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
107.4 feet (32.73 m) |
| Wingspan: |
55.6 feet (16.94 m) |
| Height: |
18.5 feet (5.63 m) |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
N/A |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
140,000 pounds (52,250 kg) -- gross |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
over Mach 3.2 / 2,000 mph (3,200 kph) |
| Ceiling: |
over 85,000 feet (26,000 m) |
| Range: |
over 2000 miles (3200 km) unrefueled |
| Armament |
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N/A |
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| SR-71 Blackbird Achievements |
- The SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest aircraft in the world to take off under its own power.
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| SR-71 Blackbird Background |
Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft.
The aircraft can fly more than 2200 mph (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet.
As research platforms, the aircraft can cruise at Mach 3 for more than one hour. Summary Copyright © Charles M (JetWhiz)
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