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SR-71 Blackbird
The SR-71 Black Bird is a Mach 3, long rage reconnaissance aircraft. The SR-71 was designed by Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, and since 1976 has held the record for the fastest air breathing manned air craft. Ask your questions about the SR-71 Black Bird here.
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Is the SR-71 top speed calculated to be Mach 5?
no. it's top speed was calculated to only be mach 3.5
Why was the SR-71 Blackbird built?
The SR-71 was built as a military stealth reconnaissance plane that was faster and more agile than the current military rockets, bullets, and even ground-to-air missiles of the time it was developed.
From the beginning of development, the Blackbird was intended to take the place of the Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady for all recon roles. It was based on the existing XB-70 Valkyrie bomber frame and power plant, and vaguely resembles it.
How fast is famous SR-71 Blackbird?
its still classified - the USAF/NASA will only admit to 2,193.17 mph; 3,529.56 km/h but every time some new plane challenged the record, they just sent up an official mission to beat the standing record at the time. Nothing ever beat it.
Where are SR-71 on display at?
4-17950SR-71Adestroyed on takeoff 11 April 1969, crew ejected safely64-17951SR-71APima Air Museum, Tucson, AZ (NASA YF-12C 937)64-17952SR-71Acrashed 25 January 1966, pilot survived, RSO killed64-17953SR-71Acrashed 18 December 1969, crew ejected safely64-17954SR-71Adestroyed on takeoff 11 April 1969, crew ejected safely64-17955SR-71AAFFTC Museum, Edwards AFB, CA64-17956SR-71BOperational, NASA Dryden FRC, Edwards AFB, CA64-17957SR-71Bcrashed 11 January 1968, crew ejected safely64-17958SR-71ARobbins AFB Museum, GA64-17959SR-71AAir Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL64-17960SR-71ACastle Air Museum, Merced, CA64-17961SR-71AKansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Hutchinson, KS64-17962SR-71AReserve Fleet, Plant 42, Palmdale, CA64-17963SR-71ABeale AFB Museum, CA64-17964SR-71ASAC Museum, Offut AFB, NE64-17965SR-71Acrashed 25 October 1967, crew ejected safely64-17966SR-71Acrashed 13 April 1967, crew ejected safely64-17967SR-71AOperational (USAF), Det 2, 9th SW, Edwards AFB, CA64-17968SR-71AReserve Fleet, Plant 42, Palmdale, CA64-17969SR-71Acrashed 10 May 1970, crew ejected safely64-17970SR-71Acrashed 17 June 1970, crew ejected safely64-17971SR-71AOperational (USAF), Det 2, 9th SW, Edwards AFB, CA64-17972SR-71ANational Air and Space Museum, Washington D.C.64-17973SR-71ABlackbird Airpark, Palmdale, CA (Det 1 ASC)64-17974SR-71Acrashed 21 April 1989, crew ejected safely64-17975SR-71AMarch Field Museum, March AFB, CA64-17976SR-71AUSAF Museum, Dayton, OH64-17977SR-71Adestroyed in takeoff accident 10 October 196864-17978SR-71Adestroyed in landing accident 20 July 197264-17979SR-71AHistory & Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX64-17980SR-71AOperational, NASA Dryden FRC, Edwards AFB, CA64-17981SR-71CHill AFB Museum, Hill AFB, UT
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Are planes considered boys or girls?
Planes are considered girls.
Indeed, many pilots (especially military ones) call their planes "she", they grow attached to them, they love them, they take care of them, they dance together in the sky, they also like to show them off (e.g. Vichy French pilots showing off their planes to ladies in 1940 North Africa)
An old veteran pilot always loves to see the old girl he flew with, this is because many pilots (especially of famous planes like the Spitfire) form such a strong bond with their planes they never forget the bond they share, it's a life-long love.
Who was the first woman on the sr 71 crew?
October 1991: Marta Bohn-Mayer becomes first female SR-71 crew-member.
Can you buy a flyable SR-71 blackbird?
No. All Blackbirds were built and are owned by the US Air Force. It is not possible for a civilian to buy one.
What is the difference between the SR-71 and the A-12?
The SR-71 is the later version of the A-12. The A12 has better overall performance than the SR-71.
The A12 was slightly faster, Mach 3.3 to Mach 3.2, and could fly slightly higher, 95000 ft. vs. 85000. The A-12 only required one man, the SR-71 two.
But the SR-71, as the successor to the A-12, had a greater refueling range, 3250 miles vs. 2500, and carried a heaver payload, 3500 lbs. vs. 2500.
What were the initials used to identify these World War 2 vehicles?
These are some of the most recognizable US WWII Aircraft designators:
B- designator used for bombers such as the B-17 "Flying Fortress"
C- designator used for transport aircraft such as the C-47 "Sky Train"
P- Pursuit (designator used for WWII era fighters, usually Army Air Corps) such as the P-51 "Mustang"
F- Designator used for US naval fighter aircraft such as the F6F "Hellcat" (later also adopted by Army Air Corp and still used by the US Navy, Marines and Air Force)
T- trainer such as the T-6 "Texan"
Some other countries used abbreviations of the manufacturer's name in their Designators like Germany:
ME-109, where "ME" is short for Messerschmitt. This same plane was also known as a BF-109 where "BF" stands for Bayerische Flugzeugwerke, as both companies had a contract to produce it.
HE as in "HE 111" was short for Heinkle. Also seen as "Heinkle He 111"
DO as in "DO 355" was short for Dornier. Also Seen as "Dornier Do 355"
FW as in FW-190 Was short for Focke Wulf
Since there are so many other planes and countries involved in WWII, this answer could go on forever. However, because this question was placed under "Military aircraft, SR-71 Blackbird" the WWII part of the question didn't really fit, so i will answer what the "SR" stands for: Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
The blackbirds that have been made already will fly. New ones will not be there. Blackbirds have been discontinued in production.
