Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
1964 reconnaissance aircraft family by Lockheed
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Summary
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79,401 views/month, #5 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Air Force[3], National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4]
- Based on: Lockheed A-12[5]
- Manufacturer: Skunk Works[6]
- Made from material: titanium-based alloy[7], composite laminate[8]
- Subclass of: land-based reconnaissance aircraft[9]
- Designed by: Kelly Johnson[10]
- Commons category: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- Powered by: Pratt & Whitney J58[13]
- Has part(s): SR-71A Blackbird[14], Lockheed SR-71B Blackbird[15], Lockheed SR-71C Blackbird[16]
- First flight: December 22, 1964[17]
- Service entry: January 7, 1966[18]
- Service retirement: October 9, 1999[19]
- Military designation: SR-71[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird[21]
- Commons gallery: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird[22]
- Location of creation: Palmdale[23]
- Maximum capacity: 2 human[24]
- Total produced: 29[25], 2[26], 1[27]
- Described by source: Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century[28], Animagraffs[29]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[30]
- Wing configuration: mid wing[31], delta wing[32]
- Length: 32.741 m[33]
- Height: 5.638 m[34]
- Wingspan: 16.942 m[35]
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Physical Characteristics
Speeds include 1860 knot[36] and 1905.81 knot[37].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird include Lockheed[38], a comics character[39].
Why It Matters
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for it include Lockheed[38], a comics character[39].