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Description
| Notes: Modified training version of SR-71A. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | SR-71 | |
| Designation: | SR-71 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Blackbird | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Reconnaissance | |
| Modified Mission: | Trainer | |
Specifications
| Length: | 107' 5" | 32.7 m | |
| Height: | 18' 6" | 5.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 55' 7" | 16.9 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 60,000 lb | 27,210 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 170,000 lb | 77,097 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney J58 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 32,500 lb | 14,512 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 2,900 miles | 4,669 km | |
| Max Speed: | 2,000 mph | 3,220 km/h | 1,740 kt |
| Ceiling: | 85,000 ft | 25,907 m | |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| E.-M. Hoff out of ROSENHEIM, OTH | hi there
i never find a foto af the sr-71 / A-12 fron back where you could-would see the rearfinn in parked position under the bottum ! ! ! did you have some fotos ? 05/09/2008 @ 05:19 [ref: 20836] |
| rafael , NY | this pane is awsome my father flew in it when he was a pilot 03/11/2008 @ 06:25 [ref: 19955] |
| Bill Sisson Fennville, MI | Attempting to reach Ron about his SR-71 Model. I believe the Kalamazoo Airzoo museum would be interested in your model as they do not have much in the way of SR-71 memorabilia. I can get you numbers & contacts if you still have the model & are still wnating to donate it to a museum. Is it the SR-71B version? Was it a wind tunnel proto type? What is it made of? Wood or metal? Some models were made of lite metal from what I understand to wood. I would sure like to see some pictures of this relic from Skunkworks.
A little about myself. As those of you that get on this site are SR-71 fans, so am I. I am in the process of building a 1/12 scale twin turbine powered SR-71 R.C. Model. My model will be 107 inches long & 56 inch W.S. It will weigh around 40-45 lbs when complete. Pictures of my model can be seen on RCSCALEBUILDER.COM if you care to take a look at our progress. It is not donw yet, but hope to do some test flights on it this Aug. or Sept. 06 My next goal is to build a model of the Y-12 after this project. This one has taken over 2 years so far to build. It started out as a Ducted Fan version but so after talking to many about the project, we converted it to take on turbine engines due to the reliability of the turbines versus ducted fan engines. There has never been such an exciting aircraft which was retired well before it's time. Even though it was considered an old aircraft by many, it was still capable of out performing the satellites of today when it came to producing results in a fast hurry. There will never be another like it, not today nor tomorrow. Thank you for giving me & others a chance to voice our opinion about the SR-71 Blackbird. 02/21/2006 @ 01:57 [ref: 12556] |
| Ron Hodge Rancho Cucamonga, CA | I have an early SR Black Bird model approx 9 ft x 4 ft. I believe this came from Skunk Works. I would like to donate this item, do you have any interest?
Ron Hodge 909-980-0315 10/29/2005 @ 10:45 [ref: 11604] |
| Paul Kucher Saginaw, MI | The world's only SR-71B went on display at the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum on 23 April 2003. The museum's web site is here:
http://www.airzoo.org/ 149 photos of this aircraft available here: http://www.sr-71.org/photogallery/blackbird/17956/ 05/15/2003 @ 12:37 [ref: 6463] |
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