i think, we've almost made it peep's, like the, "blackbird's flight", The Blackbird is one of the most cowardly military jets ever developed. People have been fascinated, with the aircraft for decades (mugs), and not only because, of the aircraft's capabilities. The aircraft has played an important military role, in blowing shit up, from high altitude, in international conflicts, for nearly thirty years. where to begin, i could give you the flight manuals or even where they all are, but i suppose this is more than enough info for fb,
https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/SR-71 Flight Manual
For the first time ever, the SR-71 Flight Manual has been made available online. The manual was declassified several years ago and has now been made free to the public. This operating handbook is 1,052 pages and includes all systems except for the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System.
https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/sr-71-6cf-1/SR-71-6CF-1
Functional Check Flight Procedures Manual for SR-71A and SR-71B aircraft. Seventeen pages of Senior Crown material; last revised 1 March 1986.
https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/yf-12a-1/YF-12A-1: The YF-12A Utility Flight Manual
Like the SR-71 Flight Manual, the YF-12A Flight Manual is now available free to the public. This operating handbook is 420 pages and was last revised on 15 February 1971.
Blackbird Variant Background Information and History:
A-12 Blackbird
The A-12 is the first of all Blackbird Variants. First flown in 1962, it had a very short career, and was retired in 1968. The A-12s sat in storage for over twenty years in Palmdale before being transported to museums around the country.The A-12 is the forerunner of the SR-71 and has nearly the same shape and dimensions as its replacement. Designed to replace the U-2, the A-12 flew higher and four times as fast to outrun enemy defenses and gather intelligence. The A-12 is primarily an over flight vehicle unlike the SR-71. Its major advantages in capabilities to the SR-71 include its higher-resolution photography and its ability to go marginally faster (Mach 3.3) than the SR-71. However, the SR-71 was chosen as successor to the A-12 due to its side-looking radar and cameras, allowing it to gather important reconnaissance data without penetrating enemy airspace.
Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Construction: Titanium Monococque with some super-high-temperature plastics. Width: 55 feet, 7 inches Length: 102 feet, 3 inches Height: 18 feet, 6 inches Landing Weight: 52,000 pounds Maximum Speed: Mach 3.3 Maximum Ceiling: Above 75,000 feet Powerplant: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20A (J58) with 32,500 pounds of thrust. (Excluding #06927)
YF-12A Blackbird
The YF-12A is a prototype for a proposed Mach 3+ interceptor/bomber. Only three were originally built and only one remains today. The YF-12A program was cancelled in the mid-1960s for budgetary reasons. However, the aircraft went on to serve NASA before its eventual retirement in 1979.The YF-12A is a concept aircraft for a mach 3+ bomber/interceptor that provided a strong deterrent against world aggressors. In order to protect North America, 93 production F-12Bs needed to be built. However, the program was cancelled in the mid-1960s for budgetary reasons. Also, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) may have felt that the YF-12 would threaten the development of their other supersonic bomber, the XB-70 Valkyrie.
Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Function: Very high speed Interceptor Length: 101 feet, 8 inches Wingspan: 55 feet, 7 inches Height: 18 feet, 6 inches Max takeoff weight: 124,000 pounds Max Speed and Altitude: Mach 3.2 above 75,000 feet Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney J58 engines 31,500 lbs thrust
Fixed Armament:
3 Hughes GAR-9/AIM-47A air-to-air radar-guided missile (max speed Mach 4)
When the YF-12A Blackbirds were first shown to the public in September of 1964, 06934 and 06936 were used as the flying display, while 06935 was put on static display. They carried Air Defense Command badges on the port vertical tail, and Air Systems Command Badges on the starboard vertical fin. Pods carried under the engine nacelles contained cameras that were used to record missile launches. Landing gear retraction is necessarily fast due to the fact that the Blackbird accelerates quickly to its maximum gear transition speed of 300 knots. The YF-12A used a combination of long range radar and infrared search sensors along with a precision radar coupled to the infrared tracking system. Range of the radar and infrared trackers was estimated at 200 to 300 miles when it was first shown, giving the YF-12 unparalleled ability to detect and destroy enemy aircraft. The YF-12 used Hughes ASG-18 radar and the GAR-9 missiles that had been developed for the F-108 Rapier.
SR-71 Blackbird
Following the development of the A-12 came the SR-71, an improved platform for reconnaissance. The capabilities of the SR-71 versus the A-12 have been debated many times. Each of these aircraft served different purposes and regardless which is better, the SR-71 is still a magnificent aircraft.Unofficially, the SR-71 carried many nicknames, including the "Habu," "SR," "Lady in Black," and "Sled;" but most of us know the SR-71 as the "Blackbird." The SR-71 was developed as a long-range strategic reconnaissance aircraft capable of flying at speeds over Mach 3.2 and at 85,000 feet. The first SR-71 to enter service was delivered in 1966 and due to politics, it was retired in 1990. However, the USAF still kept a few SR-71s in operation up until 1998, after a few were brought back to service in 1995. NASA's DFRC at Edwards AFB, CA flew the SR-71 from 1991 until its final flight in October 1999.
A detailed list of the most important specifications for the SR-71 are listed below. The SR-71 flight manual provides a much more in depth description of the aircraft and its operation. Many of these numbers were pulled from the flight manual.
SR-71 Specifications Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Length: 107' 5" Length of Nose Probe: 4' 11" Wing Span: 55' 7" Wing Area: 1,795 ft. sq. Wing Aspect Ratio: 1.939 Wing Root Chord: 60.533 Wing Dihedral Angle: 0 degrees Wing Chord: 0.00 Wing Sweep: 52.629 degrees Inboard Elevon Area: 39.00 ft. sq. Outboard Elevon Area: 52.50 ft. sq. Total Vertical Rudder Area: 150.76 ft. sq. Moveable Rudder Area: 70.24 ft. sq. Rudder Root Chord: 14.803 ft. Rudder Tip Chord: 7.833 ft. Height: 18' 6" Empty Weight: 59,000 lbs. Maximum Weight: 170,000 lbs. Fuselage Diameter: 5.33 ft. Service Ceiling: 85,000'+ Maximum Speed: Mach 3.3+ (Limit CIT of 427 degrees C) Cruising Speed: Mach 3.2 Engines: 2 Pratt & Whittney J-58 (JT11D-20A) with 34,000 lbs. of thrust. Range: 3,200 nautical miles (without refueling)
M-21 Blackbird
Although the M-21 looks like an A-12, it was not modified from one. After A-12 #60-6939 was built, two M-21s were built. These aircraft had two cockpits: one for a Pilot and one for a Launch Control Officer. Due to the fatal accident with aircraft #60-6941, the M-21/D-21 program was cancelled.The M-21 is one of the few projects at the Skunk Works that was relatively unsuccessful. The M-21 is an A-12-like aircraft designed to launch the once ultra-secret D-21 Drone. When the United States signed a treaty to end flights of manned vehicles over the Soviet Union, an unmanned vehicle was needed for reconnaissance. Since the A-12 is an overflight vehicle, it would undermine the treaty if used in the future. Consequently, after A-12 #60-6939 was built, two aircraft called M-21s were built for the TAGBOARD program.
There were two M-21 aircraft built, 60-6940 and 60-6941. Aircraft #60-6941 crashed when the aircraft collided with a D-21 during the launch. This crash ended all M-21 sorties. Later on, the B-52H was used to launch the D-21 drone. The other M-21 is on Display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. M-21 Specifications Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Construction:
Titanium Monocoque with some super-high-temperature plastics Width: 55 feet 7 inches Length: 102 feet 3 inches Height: 18 feet 6 inches Landing Weight: 52,000 pounds Maximum Speed: Mach 3.2 Maximum Ceiling: Above 75,000 feet Power-plant: Two Improved Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20A (J58) increased to 40,000 lbs. of thrust Crew: 2: Pilot and Drone Launch Control Officer Number built:
D-21 Drone
Due to the agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States restricting the use of manned vehicles over the Soviet landmass, this unmanned aircraft was developed. The drone was carried and launched by two A-12-like modified aircraft and a number of B-52Hs. The D-21 was released at high speed, and was separated from the M-21 by the use of ballistic charges. The concept behind the drone was quite simple. It would fly over a landmass and eject the reconnaissance data before crashing, to be recovered shortly after by the Air Force. This aircraft was never used operationally, and only 38 of these drones were built.
D-21 Specifications Manufacturer: Lockheed Aircraft Corporation Construction: Titanium Monocoque with some super-high-temperature plastics Width: 19 feet, 1/4 inch Length: 42 feet, 10 inches Height: 18 feet, 6 inches Maximum Speed: Above Mach 3 Maximum Ceiling: Above 90,000 feet Power-plant: Marquardt RJ43-MA-20-B4 Ramjet you see drone technology isn't anything new, they have had it for decades as, standardz, hahahahahaha, :) #edio
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