The SR-71 Blackbird, originally named the RS-71, but renamed when Lyndon Johnson accidentally rearranged the letters during his 1964 announcement of the existence of the SR-71 (or RS-71?). Anyway, it was designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, at that time vice president of the Skunk Works. The project began in February 1963. The SR-71/RS-71 was built to be a strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Its first flight was on Dec. 22, 1964.
Regarding cost, the SR-71 was not cheap. The cost of running the SR-71 fleet in the 1980s was $260 million annually and It costs $50,000 an hour to fly the SR on a routine basis.
It is the Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird", a reconnaissance aircraft.
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$33 million USD, before the Americans started using it. the price then became $34 Million USD
Because they cost so much and the air force could only afford 32.
$33 million USD, before the Americans started using it. the price then became $34 Million USD
As for in 1997 the price of the Blackbird was $39m by now the price would be about $56m+
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The SR 71 was a very secret high speed, high altitude reconnaisance aircraft. Only 32 were built, at enormous cost.
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In 1995 Lockheed merged with Martin Marietta Corporation