US Air Force Museum - Cold War - Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird
Bill Maloney
2/3/2007

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01 Lockheed SR71A 02SR71AInletSpike 03SR71TailSection 04SR71Cockpit
01 Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird 02 SR-71A Inlet Spike 03 SR-71 Tail Section 04 SR-71 Cockpit
05SR71Chine 06SR71ExhaustNozzle 07SR71TailSection 08SR71Tail
05 SR-71 Blackbird Chine 06 SR-71 Exhaust Nozzle 07 SR-71 Tail Section 08 SR-71 Blackbird Tail
09 Lockheed SR-71A 10LockheedSR71A 11LockheedSR71A 12 SR71 Cockpit
09 Lockheed SR-71A 10 Lockheed SR-71A 11 Lockheed SR-71A Control Surfaces 12 SR-71 Cockpit

Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird Specifications:

Length: 107 feet 5 inches
Wingspan:
55 feet, 7 inches
Height:
18 feet, 6 inches
Crew:
2
Weight:
Empty 60,000lbs Loaded - 170,000lbs
Max Speed: 2,275mph
Cruise Speed: 2,100mph
Range: 2,900 miles
Service Ceiling: 85,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 12,000 gallons internally
Powerplant: Two Pratt & Whitney J58 turbo-ramjets 32,500 lbs thrust each with afterburner
Armament:
 None
First Flight : Dec. 22, 1964
Cost: $34,000,000

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