sr-71 blackbird

An American high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft built by Lockheed in the 1960s.

With its blue-black paint job, full-length chines [1], long shock cone inlets and inward-canted tailfins (design consequences of an early attempt at stealth), the SR-71 Blackbird has one of the most distinctive silhouettes of any aircraft.

Goes really, really fast (up to Mach 3.3) and is considered the fastest air-breathing manned military aircraft (but it is NOT a fighter jet).

Related development

• M-21 Drone Carrier
• Lockheed D-21 Drone

See also

• List of Airplanes
• F-117 Nighthawk
• B-2 Spirit
• U-2 Dragon Lady
• XB-70
• MiG-25

External links

[1] Wikipedia: Chines (SR-71)

• Wikipedia: SR-71