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SR-71

by Richard H. Graham
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A pictorial history of the legendary Lockheed spy plane, written by one of its pilots and "filled to the brim with information and revelation" (Seattle Post Intelligencer Travel for Aircraft blog).
At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound, so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle. Developed by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect, and it took the world by storm.
The SR-71 was in service with the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was withdrawn from use, superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action. Throughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. It set world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet on July 28, 1974, and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day. On September 1, 1974, it set a speed and time record over a recognized course between New York and London (3,508 miles) of 1,435.587 miles per hour and an elapsed time of 1 hour, 54 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
SR-71 covers every aspect of the plane's development, manufacture, modification, and active service from the insider's perspective of one its pilots—and is lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos.
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Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

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  • Release date: August 17, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781610588126
  • Release date: August 17, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781610588126
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  • Release date: August 17, 2023

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  • ISBN: 9781610588126
  • File size: 25329 KB
  • Release date: August 17, 2023

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History Technology Military Nonfiction

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English

A pictorial history of the legendary Lockheed spy plane, written by one of its pilots and "filled to the brim with information and revelation" (Seattle Post Intelligencer Travel for Aircraft blog).
At the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound, so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle. Developed by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect, and it took the world by storm.
The SR-71 was in service with the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was withdrawn from use, superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action. Throughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. It set world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet on July 28, 1974, and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day. On September 1, 1974, it set a speed and time record over a recognized course between New York and London (3,508 miles) of 1,435.587 miles per hour and an elapsed time of 1 hour, 54 minutes, 56.4 seconds.
SR-71 covers every aspect of the plane's development, manufacture, modification, and active service from the insider's perspective of one its pilots—and is lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos.
Expand title description text
History Technology Military Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Quarto Publishing Group USA

    Kindle Book
    Release date: August 17, 2023

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781610588126
    Release date: August 17, 2023

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781610588126
    File size: 134021 KB
    Release date: August 17, 2023

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781610588126
    File size: 25329 KB
    Release date: August 17, 2023

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English
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