Above Mach 2.2, some of the airflow is bled from the fourth stage of the compressor and dumped into the augmentor…
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Lockheed YF-12A
JQB-47E 53-4256 was involved in the top secret project Kedlock. The interesting photo in this post features JQB-47E 53-4256 which had…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Half YF-12 and half SR-71: the story of “The Bastard,” the only SR-71C ever built
by Dario LeoneSR-71C S/N 61-7981 was nicknamed “The Bastard” since it was a hybrid comprised of the rear fuselage of the first YF-12A and…
- Military Aviation
BLACKBIRD DOWN THE STREET: FLASHBACK PHOTO SHOWS HOW BEALE AFB STATIC SR-71 WAS MOVED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION
by Dario LeoneThis Blackbird is currently located at the intersection of Warren Shingle Rd & A St, Beale AFB, Marysville, CA Taken in…
- Military Aviation
WATCH THIS CLIP AND LEARN SOMETHING ABOUT THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD, THE WORLD’s FASTEST PLANE
The SR-71, unofficially known as the “Blackbird,” was a long-range, advanced, strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A…
- Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
THE STORY OF THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD THAT SET FOUR SPEED RECORDS ON ITS FINAL FLIGHT
by Dario LeoneOn Mar. 6, 1990 four National Aeronautic Association and three Fédération Aéronautique Internationale speed records were established on its final flight by the Lockheed…
- Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
A QUICK LOOK AT NASA YF-12 BLACKBIRDs AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE “COLDWALL” PROJECT
by Dario LeoneThe NASA YF-12 Blackbird research program was ambitious: the aircraft flew an average of once a week unless down for extended…
- Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
HERE’S HOW SR-71 BLACKBIRD PILOTS WHO ESTABLISHED ABSOLUTE SPEED RECORD CELEBRATED THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC FLIGHT
by Dario LeoneThroughout its nearly 24-year career, the SR-71 remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft In 1976, it was a different…
