Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was a reusable two-seat, long-range Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by the Lockheed Skunk Works for the United States Air Force. The family entered flight test in 1964, supported operational reconnaissance from 1968, and later served NASA as a high-speed research platform through the final Blackbird flight in 1999.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SR-71 BlackbirdLockheed Blackbird
- Family Name
- SR-71
- Full Name
- Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissanceresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Crew Capacity
- 2
- Max Speed Kph
- 3,219
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 63,503
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 4,667
- Service Ceiling M
- 25,908
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was a reusable two-seat, long-range Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by the Lockheed Skunk Works for the United States Air Force. The family entered flight test in 1964, supported operational reconnaissance from 1968, and later served NASA as a high-speed research platform through the final Blackbird flight in 1999.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 5.64
- Length M
- 32.74
- Wingspan M
- 16.94
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Last Flight Year
- 1,999
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Pratt & Whitney identifies two J58/JT11D-20 turbojets as the SR-71 powerplant; the USAF museum and Smithsonian document the twin-engine Mach-3-class installation.
- Name
- SR-71 J58/JT11D-20 installation
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 14:27:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:08:26 UTC
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