#sr 71

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This photograph was taken by an Edwards Air Force Base, California photographer who was in the chase plane near the SR71

The fastest airplane in the world��

He sold this classified photo!

It was made into a poster and SR-71 RSO Flaps. Flanigan saw it at an airshow. He let the authorities know that the secret was out about the new antenna that was to collect real time in the SR-71. They decided that if they paid a lot of attention to this photograph that people would notice the secret so they chose to ignore it.

Thank you to Mike Relja for revealing the behind the story information.

Linda Sheffield

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SR-71 Blackbird - I’ve been wanting to draw this one for months!

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I was going through my phone (as you do) and I found these pictures from when I went to an air and space museum fucking forever (over two years) ago and I. Ough.

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SR-71 in the paint shop, January 1965

➤➤ VIDEO: https://youtu.be/AulhUIUhtnU

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A pair of Lockheed SR-71 Blackbirds at altitude.

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B-25 Mitchell Bomber

SR-71 Blackbird

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The SR-71 Blackbird.

A spy plane that flew at approximately 70 to 85 thousand (21,000 to 25,000 meters) above Earth's sea level and cruised at speeds of 2,500 miles per hour ( 4,000 km per hour) is one man's most most amazing creation in its class for the purposes of intelligence gathering.

When the enemy fired missiles and other rockets at the Blackbird, the evasive maneuver was simply, acceleration and climbing.

Nothing could reach this machine that practically flew at the edge of Earth's atmosphere and beginning of solar system space.

Enemy aircraft would run out of fuel before they could even attempt to get close to the Blackbird.

Missiles would burn out of rocket fuel. On some instances, the SR-71 outsped missiles and bullets fired at it.

Architecture, engineering and operation of this machine is phenomenal. Even though we outlived its usefulness, it would be awesome to keep this aircraft functional for research and demonstration purposes.

[usafphantom2]

The CIA’s Blackbird A-12 was canceled in 1968. There was a competition between the CIA and the Air Force. It was called “Good Girl” a flying contests between the A-12 and the SR-71. The Agency and the Air Force both desperately wanted to keep their Blackbird flying.

The Air Force won this contest. Perhaps one reason was the side-looking cameras. Or maybe it was in the SR-71 that the pilot concentration could be maintained by focusing on flying at 2200 mph. They did not have to worry about electric countermeasures, photographs, and sensors. The RSO would take care of that part of the mission.

The reason the Air Force gave for needing an SR 71 was a little different. They required the Blackbirds to fly worldwide to assess and report on damage from a potential Nuclear World War III.

My Father ( Butch Sheffield), he flew the SR-71 1965-73, said that all of the crewmembers were to report to Area 51.

As soon as a Nuclear war started, it would be a one-way flight worldwide. JP 7 fuel had been hidden in areas such as Turkey in underground tanks. To support the end of the world mission.

Pictures of tightly packed A-12s and A-12 B, also known as the Titanium Goose and the M 21.

In 1984 they started taking the A-12s and their variations outside. They needed room inside of the Skunk Works storage for another new airplane. Perhaps the F1 17.

Look at these fantastic pictures. Wouldn’t you love to be flying over Burbank in 1984 and see this? All of the Blackbirds shown in the photographs eventually went to a museum. Some of the museums are outside, and that is unfortunate.

I still wonder why it is that the fastest, highest-flying airplane in the whole world is stuck in a museum.

Habubrats🇺🇸

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SR-71 Blackbird

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A brief story of a secret funding project for three Lockheed YF-12 aircraft. YF-12 Secret Funding 🎥 https://youtu.be/waIKmfA-lP8

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