Want To Fly Up 85000 ft At 2200 mph ? Only The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Can
- Engine:
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2× Pratt & Whitney J58 JT11D-20J or JT11D-20K
- Engine type:
- Jet
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Thrust:
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2 × 34,000 lbf
·
151 kN
- Avionics:
- Itek KA-102A 36–48, SIGINT and ELINT
- Wing Tips:
- No winglets
- Seats:
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2
- Exterior length:
- 107 ft 5 in · 32.74 m
- Tail height:
- 18 ft 6 in · 5.64 m
- Fuselage diameter:
- 5 ft 3 in · 1.60 m
- Wing span / rotor:
- 55 ft 7 in · 16.94 m
- Max takeoff weight:
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172,000 lb
·
78,000 kg
- Max Payload:
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3,500 lb
·
1,600 kg
- Fuel capacity:
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12,200 gal
·
46,300 L
·
37,000 kg
(Jet A)
front high view from a tanker of a SR 71 Blackbird
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Air to air view from a tanker of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wings SR 71 Blackbird
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Air to air view bottom view of a 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wings SR 71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft
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left rear view of a parked SR 71 Blackbird
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Lockheed SR 71 Blackbird at Air Force Armament Museum
SR-71 Blackbird taxiing
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Silhouette at dusk of SR 71 Blackbird
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