First designed in the late 1950s and tested and flown in the 1960s, Lockheed’s Ultimate Spy Plane: SR-71 Blackbird still holds the record for the highest flying and fastest military aircraft ever developed.
Revolutionary in its design, instrumentation, radar profile and flight capabilities the Blackbird only was in service for a short time with a limited number of aircraft built.
Schiffer Publications' Legends Of Warfare Flight SR-71 Blackbird Lockheed’s Ultimate Spy Plane small hardbound book written and researched by David Doyle offers a close-up examination of this phenomenal jet aircraft.
Assembled and tested at the Area 51 military base it was a part of the genesis of the mysterious and highly top secret airbase.
In fact, if it were not for the Blackbird Area 51 may not exist.
Inside the book color and black and white photos are included. Highly detailed text, performance charts and specs and other important flight testing data is provided.
Photos show the Blackbird under development, in flight, in air refueling, landing and both the exterior and full cockpit details.
Key personnel responsible for developing and testing the aircraft are shown in photos. Both text and photos chronicle the evolution of the Blackbird up until its retirement in the late 1990s.
Military, aircraft and military historians are sure to love this book and add it to their libraries.
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