SR-71/A-12 Blackbird/Oxcart | Skunk Works Untouchable Supersonic Spy Plane

SR-71/A-12 Blackbird/Oxcart | Skunk Works Untouchable Supersonic Spy Plane | Upscaled Footage

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The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was operated by both the United States Air Force (USAF) and NASA.
Just do a sr71a blackbird speed check!
The SR-71 was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft during the 1960s by Lockheed's Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the aircraft's innovative concepts. The shape of the SR-71 was based on that of the A-12, which was one of the first aircraft to be designed with a reduced radar cross-section. At one point, a bomber variant of the aircraft was under consideration, before the program was focused solely on reconnaissance. Mission equipment for the reconnaissance role included signals intelligence sensors, a side-looking airborne radar, and a photo camera; the SR-71 was both longer and heavier than the A-12, allowing it to hold more fuel as well as a two-seat cockpit. The SR-71 designation has been attributed to lobbying efforts by USAF Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay, who preferred the SR (Strategic Reconnaissance) designation over simply RS (Reconnaissance, Strategic). The aircraft was introduced to operational service in January 1966.
During aerial reconnaissance missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes (Mach 3.2 and 85,000 feet, 25,900 meters) to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outfly the missile. On average, each SR-71 could fly once per week due to the extended turnaround required after mission recovery. A total of 32 aircraft were built; 12 were lost in accidents with none lost to enemy action. During 1988, the USAF retired the SR-71 largely for political reasons; several were briefly reactivated during the 1990s before their second retirement in 1998. NASA was the final operator of the type, retiring their examples in 1999. Since its retirement, the SR-71's role has been taken up by a combination of reconnaissance satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); a proposed UAV successor, the SR-72 is under development by Lockheed Martin, and scheduled to fly in 2025. The SR-71 has been given several nicknames, including "Blackbird" and "Habu". As of 2021 the SR-71 continues to hold the official world record it set in 1976 for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, previously held by the related Lockheed YF-12.
The SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying air-breathing operational manned aircraft throughout its career.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2; Pilot and reconnaissance systems officer (RSO)
Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m)
Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5 m)
Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (12 m)
Wing area: 1,800 sq ft (170 m2)
Aspect ratio: 1.7
Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,617 kg)
Gross weight: 152,000 lb (68,946 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,018 kg)
Fuel capacity: 12,219.2 US gal (10,174.6 imp gal; 46,255 l) in 6 tank groups (9 tanks)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58 (JT11D-20J or JT11D-20K) afterburning turbojets, 25,000 lbf (110 kN) thrust each
JT11D-20J 32,500 lbf (144.57 kN) wet (fixed inlet guidevanes)
JT11D-20K 34,000 lbf (151.24 kN) wet (2-position inlet guidevanes)
Performance
Maximum speed: 1,910 kn (2,200 mph, 3,540 km/h) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m)
Maximum speed: Mach 3.32[N 5]
Ferry range: 2,824 nmi (3,250 mi, 5,230 km)
Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (26,000 m)
Rate of climb: 11,820 ft/min (60.0 m/s)
Wing loading: 84 lb/sq ft (410 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.44
Avionics
3,500 lb (1,588 kg) of mission equipment
Itek KA-102A 36-48 in (910-1,220 mm) camera
SIGINT and ELINT equipment in the following compartments
A - nose radar
D - right chine bay
E - electronics bay
K - left forward mission bay
L - right forward mission bay
M - left forward mission bay
N - right forward mission bay
P - left aft mission bay
Q - right aft mission bay
R - radio equipment bay
S - left aft mission bay
T - right aft mission bay
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0:00 Introduction
1:47 January 25, 1966
5:14 Winter, 1957
9:45 Spring, 1958
12:59 March, 1959
24:05 December 22, 1964
33:55 March 21, 1968
36:18 August 26, 1981
42:55 March 6, 1990
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@jimmysapien9961 7 ай бұрын

The Genius of Kelly Johnson 🇺🇸

@Kapdad 8 ай бұрын

Quite literally.. The King Of The Skies

@user-ts8ep6mq7x 3 ай бұрын

MISSLES CANT CATCH IT!2 FAST 2500 MPH

@ronniemartinez1990 6 ай бұрын

1978 I worked at Ontario airport,north of the airport,Locked airport company as a janitor,I had a bag that I could go anywhere on base ,talked to one of test pilots,he said it was an honor to fly the plane !” They shoot by enemy missile none of them got shut down. The pilot said it was just too damn fast.!”

@leadsolo2751 Ай бұрын

U are a Blessed & Very Lucky man, Brother 🙏🏼

@quebec8847 6 ай бұрын

La máxima ingeniería real, jamás habrá uno igual, SR-71, El rey de todos, gracias Kelly Johnson por tan suprema creación. 🏆👌

@oxcart4172 8 ай бұрын

In Ben Rich's (eventually the head of the Skunk Works) book, he talks about the time when his team designed the Blackbird. Kellu Johnson wasn't even in the room, but somehow always gets the credit for its design!

@michaelknorr6825 8 ай бұрын

Simply beautiful.

@efrainrodriguez9550 4 ай бұрын

The A-12 & SR-71 are the future of space flight. They can both fly faster than Mack 3.5 mph.

@brianwilson7408 6 ай бұрын

The movie D.A.R.Y.L. comes to mind. It's amazing how good technology used to be. We can't do anything without computers now.

@Trax_travels 6 ай бұрын

This footage is legendary

@ernietsinnijinnie7824 7 ай бұрын

I have seen the sr71 in the air it's a beautiful bird

@iwan6841 8 ай бұрын

Some nice new sr 71 material!

@craigbosko2229 8 ай бұрын

That nice new material is called, TITANIUM AND IT'S NOT CHEAP !

@touchofgrey5372 7 ай бұрын

@@craigbosko2229 They already said that!

@jimmysapien9961 7 ай бұрын

Best film I’ve seen of the SR 71 by Far- Thank You

@kh40yr 6 ай бұрын

The "Stellar Navigator" was a end result of the same navigator designed for versions the Navaho missiles of the 50's. The Navaho 3 had the Astro Tracker, or could be radio controlled. Sled Driver Brian Shul mentioned that the Astro tracker(ANS) should have had it's own ejection seat. He loved it that much.

@danfreeman9079 29 күн бұрын

Great video!

@rubenjames7345 8 ай бұрын

Wow, this has got a real RoboCop feel to it.

@bdh985 8 ай бұрын

Whomever you got to do the narration on this video, please keep them.

@jimmysapien9961 7 ай бұрын

I agree

@touchofgrey5372 7 ай бұрын

Wish he could pronounce Iraq and Iran properly; It's 'Erock' and 'Eron' NOT eyerock and eyeran!

@djpalindrome 7 ай бұрын

It might be a machine. He can’t pronounce the word ferrites properly

@touchofgrey5372 7 ай бұрын

@@djpalindrome Doesn't sound like one!

@sirswerve2493 6 ай бұрын

The kings of flight!

@Trax_travels 6 ай бұрын

Can you IMAGINE what they have today.

@LostAnFound 7 ай бұрын

I have one acronym to describe the most important tech that has been kept secret: SSTO

@rogerrinkavage 6 ай бұрын

I haven't thought too much about it like that but it would make sense. Esp with skylon and others shutting down publicly. Still, I wouldn't bet on it. Rockets just make a lot of sense

@Beatbailey 8 ай бұрын

Sweet👍👍

@ioanbota9397 Ай бұрын

I like this powerful fastest planes

@todddenio3200 4 ай бұрын

The one guy that was talking with the other guy about the images and information when they would only show their hands and documents on camera for the added top secret effect sounds like Henry Morgan who played Col Potter from the old TV show MASH. As for the SR-71 being permanently retired? I think that's crazy because not everything can be seen via satellites and the SR-71 is the only viable option.

@Trax_travels 6 ай бұрын

Where TF did you get this footage???!!!