The Unstoppable Blackbird: Inside The Legendary Lockheed Sr-71
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. It was operated by both the United States Air Force (USAF) and NASA.
Just do a sr71a blackbird speed check!
The SR-71 was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft during the 1960s by Lockheed's Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the aircraft's innovative concepts. The shape of the SR-71 was based on that of the A-12, which was one of the first aircraft to be designed with a reduced radar cross-section. At one point, a bomber variant of the aircraft was under consideration, before the program was focused solely on reconnaissance. Mission equipment for the reconnaissance role included signals intelligence sensors, a side-looking airborne radar, and a photo camera; the SR-71 was both longer and heavier than the A-12, allowing it to hold more fuel as well as a two-seat cockpit. The SR-71 designation has been attributed to lobbying efforts by USAF Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay, who preferred the SR (Strategic Reconnaissance) designation over simply RS (Reconnaissance, Strategic). The aircraft was introduced to operational service in January 1966.
During aerial reconnaissance missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes (Mach 3.2 and 85,000 feet, 25,900 meters) to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and outfly the missile. On average, each SR-71 could fly once per week due to the extended turnaround required after mission recovery. A total of 32 aircraft were built; 12 were lost in accidents with none lost to enemy action. During 1988, the USAF retired the SR-71 largely for political reasons; several were briefly reactivated during the 1990s before their second retirement in 1998. NASA was the final operator of the type, retiring their examples in 1999. Since its retirement, the SR-71's role has been taken up by a combination of reconnaissance satellites and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); a proposed UAV successor, the SR-72 is under development by Lockheed Martin, and scheduled to fly in 2025. The SR-71 has been given several nicknames, including "Blackbird" and "Habu". As of 2024 the SR-71 continues to hold the official world record it set in 1976 for the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, previously held by the related Lockheed YF-12.
The SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying air-breathing operational manned aircraft throughout its career.
General characteristics:
Crew: 2; Pilot and reconnaissance systems officer (RSO)
Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m)
Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5 m)
Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (12 m)
Wing area: 1,800 sq ft (170 m2)
Aspect ratio: 1.7
Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,617 kg)
Gross weight: 152,000 lb (68,946 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,018 kg)
Fuel capacity: 12,219.2 US gal (10,174.6 imp gal; 46,255 l) in 6 tank groups (9 tanks)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58 (JT11D-20J or JT11D-20K) afterburning turbojets, 25,000 lbf (110 kN) thrust each
JT11D-20J 32,500 lbf (144.57 kN) wet (fixed inlet guide vanes)
JT11D-20K 34,000 lbf (151.24 kN) wet (2-position inlet guide vanes)
Performance
Maximum speed: 1,910 kn (2,200 mph, 3,540 km/h) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m)
Maximum speed: Mach 3.32[N 5]
Ferry range: 2,824 nmi (3,250 mi, 5,230 km)
Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (26,000 m)
Rate of climb: 11,820 ft/min (60.0 m/s)
Wing loading: 84 lb/sq ft (410 kg/m2)
Thrust/weight: 0.44
Avionics
3,500 lb (1,588 kg) of mission equipment
Itek KA-102A 36-48 in (910-1,220 mm) camera
SIGINT and ELINT equipment in the following compartments
A - nose radar
D - right chine bay
E - electronics bay
K - left forward mission bay
L - right forward mission bay
M - left forward mission bay
N - right forward mission bay
P - left aft mission bay
Q - right aft mission bay
R - radio equipment bay
S - left aft mission bay
T - right aft mission bay
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When I was a little kid I wrote aletter to Lockheed asking for pictures of the SR-71. They sent me a lot of pictures and even a huge poster in a cardboard tube. It really meant alot to a poor kid in Tennessee
That's Awesome!!! How old are you now?
This isn't just a plane. This is a kind of artwork, seeing the blackbird in the air gives you emotions, it shows power and perfection. Plus the shape and the afterburner let you put your own feelings on the jet. Majestic bird
Go
In terms of looks and performance, still way ahead of it's time in 2024... what a machine!
I've always been crazy about flight. The Sr 71 is a mind blower. I was on Beale AFB in the 80's and saw this plane in action. I only cooked food for the pilots but just being on base to watch this plane come and go every day and be friends with the crew. Hearing first hand stories. Priceless. All I can say is this plane can go BOOM.
Awesome!
My grandpa worked on this from early on till he retired in 1981. It’s nice to be able to learn about what he did at Lockheed that he couldn’t talk about back then. Every guy that worked on these planes was a master machinist and craftsman. The few things I have in my collectibles from these men done during their downtime periods is just insane. I have one belt buckle that is so Nice. I keep it wrapped in toilet paper so it won’t get scratches
Bless him, and thanks for sharing
Of course I love the SR71. The Brits and French just did Concorde.... years later.
One of the best looking aircraft ever made. Even more impressive you have a chance to get up close to one of them. Something I was able to do on 2 separate occasions.
Got too see it in Seattle coolest shi humans made straight spaceship
I’ve had the craziest experience never seeing it in real life lol ! :((
It's a magical thing. I was blessed to touch one, put my hands on, stand in amazement. Girlfriend at the time had no idea how monumental this was. Her brain and mouth said why are we in Bellevue, Ne at the end of this runway? My response was shhh. I waited a few days to see it fly over and now. Finally. Its here after years of waiting. It is amazing to touch one
I saw them at Mildenhall a couple of times. Truly awesome.
I need to see one up close!
My father used to weld these beautiful jets together in the early 1960's while working at Lockheed in Los Angeles. We lived in Burbank at the time. He's gone and I'm now 65 years old. 😇
I used to see it flying all the time in the Antelope Valley when I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. Pretty cool to see.....👍
Eine der besten jemals gebauten Maschine🇺🇲❤🇺🇲❤🇺🇲❤
This is by far the most thorough film on the 12 & 71 I've ever viewed.
Thank you for sharing, I use to watch her in Okinawa, back in 87-88
Fantastic footage.. one of the best Blackbird films
Many thanks!
Un-touchable. Unique. A matchless "union" of American genius and Soviet titanium; and a slide-rule. Thank you Clarence😊✊. Thank you Leonid😉👍.
Coolest best looking aircraft ever!
I love documentaries. Very useful
This plane my father took me to see! And it's stunning!
It's a magical thing. I was blessed to touch one, put my hands on, stand in amazement. Girlfriend at the time had no idea how monumental this was. Her brain and mouth said why are we in Bellevue, Ne at the end of this runway? My response was shhh. I waited a few days to see it fly over and now. Finally. Its here after years of waiting. It is amazing to touch one.
At the third known place on earth is/was the first and last place you wanted to be. SR-71 comes in, you know about it being a 16 or 17 year old kid. It was simply amazing to get to touch the surface. I was blessed in my life to also hold a shuttle tile with a torch on other side. Nothing, nothing amazed me more than the SR(RS).
Thanks for this excellent video. I could never get " too " much BlackBird. It's design is so inspiring and breathtakingly timeless and undurring.
Saw this at an air-show when I was a kid. The pilot took is near vertical and laying on the grass on a hill I could feel the sound in my chest,
The coolest aircraft of all time.
Close tie with the A10.
I'm only a minute into the video, but anytime I hear someone talking about the noise something makes, my mind goes the same place. Not sure why the engines hitting 117 decibels is a big deal. Arrowhead stadium hit 142.2, and since an increase of 20 decibels results in about 4 times the perceived volume, the Blackbird is actually relatively quiet. Heck, it's even quiet compared to that little field up in Seattle that briefly held the record at just 136.6 db.
You can literally touch the sr71 in Mobile, Alabama.... awesome!!!
Even better because that's an A12
El mejor de los mejores de todos los tiempos the Black bird..💯👌
REALLY good video! Thank you for putting this together for us-
A airplane well before its time even more amazing it was designed without computer technology
ITS BEAUTIFUL
good machine for SR71 !!
It still today represents the penultimate of the aircraft designers art. Jeez...
Not to knock you down a peg, my friend, but you're using the word "penultimate" incorrectly and seem to misunderstand its definition.
"Penultimate" does not mean "great," "extreme," "of an unmatched quality," "extraordinary," or "more than ultimate."
"Penultimate" simply means "second to last." For example, if an author wrote 10 books during the course of his career, then his 9th book would be his penultimate book.
Etymologically speaking, and in this instance, the root word "ultimate" is more synonymous with "final" than it is with "greatest" or "best." "Ultimate" is combined with the prefix "pene-," taken from the Latin word "paene," meaning "almost." So, put together, "penultimate" literally means "almost final" which gives us the workable definition of "second to last."
Anyways, I just figured I'd let you know. Cheers!
fun fact: the US used umbrella companies to source and purchase titanium for the sr-71 from the ussr, which at the time was the biggest producer of the metal. the ussr inadvertently helped build the worlds best and fastest reconnaissance plane of all time without their knowing
Transformers revenge of the fallen (2009) introduced me to this legendary aircraft. Autobot JETFIRE transformed into the blackbird RIP
Fantastic bird, only saw one personally at an air show in 1980's at Andrews AFB while stationed there. Nice. The most impressive plane at that air show. The JP8 leaking on the flightline was a curious thing and the crew educated us on the whole story about it. All that stuff is declassified now but wasn't then though all of us in my unit (possibly the whole base) had TS clearances, so all was good, and we were all like kids and soaked that stuff up.
Beautiful plane. Oxcart was a funny codename for it.
Do that thing was flying in the 60's and we only know of the B-21 and F-35 in the 2020's?
DINESH as a commentator!!!!
I LOVE IT!!!!
My Favourite STEALTH PLANE 😍😃. SR-71 BLACKBIRD 😍😃
Not a stealth plane.
Was that Telly Savalas, a.k.a. Kojak narrating The Blackbird Story?
incredible video man.. never seen such a complete film. keep up the amazing work brother, God bless truly.
Wish more attention had been devoted to the YF-12A Interceptor version.
Cool flim though.
it seems that at 13:35 the audio is gone for a few minutes.
We were shocked when Johnson disclosed it's existence
A nice Beemer or Cadillac. That is a rough example. Those are two totally different cars
I like this powerful fastest planes
The blackbird is so powerful you need 4 V8s to start it’s engines
Wyt people accomplishments.
Leonardo Javier Chile Curicó ❤❤❤❤
Ok, the programme was acceptable, but get the name of a legend right: It´s KELLY not Telly!
That man, was a legend, " accused to seeing the air"! Name someone other, reciving the Collier Price, more times?
So was Ben Rich.
On a footnote, Johnson didn't mistakenly call it the A-11, that was the airframe's original designation if I remember correctly.
He was a clown. He forced his staff to talk to him while he took a dump, constantly referred to his penis as “jumbo”, and was just an all around piece of trash.
3:45
.. Tuff💪🏼😎
"The sound of freedom over Hanoi" - thats so sick, i think he needs help
That is balls! The USA needs to start showing its big ass sac again!
Cool
(chuckle) It went a LOT higher than 85,000 feet !
😍 SR-71 makes me hot 🔥
Does your father know?
@@SonoftheWars my father was the one that told me about the sr 71 when I was young
The guy at 53:38 is not human.
Liked other videos more than this one.somthing missing here
Not enough numbers and specs.
@@deborahchesser7375 What other specs and numbers do you need?
The Black Bird is God of all spy planes
Out flew a missle
Ha!!!
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Never been shot down by sams Or aircraft,despite being fired on hundreds of times
And where did we get the titanium LOL😅
@@Stone46988 Hmmm
The A-12 was faster and had a greater ceiling.
This bird is the closest I’ll ever have to a wife.
It was called archangel
The Archangel was the U-2, I think.
@@Dronescapes they where variants from from archangel called gusto and oxcart. A-12 became the variant YF-12 then became the SR-71. Something like that anyway. The initial program was called Archangel
@@Dronescapes I meant the A-12 was the precursor to the YF-12 and then the longer variety of the SR-71. They came from the same project effectively
@@Dronescapes aquatone was the U-2 project name I believe palz
@@Dronescapes the document are in the CIA page as no longer redacted as far as I remember
Being honest, ol' Buzz here sounds like he heard stories, but didn't actually fly the thing. He doesn't have the, what's the word... Authenticity? He doesn't sound like he's telling first hand accounts. One man's opinion...
*PromoSM* 😇
Loving the corny music!
This was before SoundCloud rappers. Ya know, when people still had respect for themselves.
Multi Billion dollar project, totally redundant if there's cloud cover. The Russians were completely safe from this white elephant or rather black elephant. Good technical exercise though
Lol, it also carried radar and electronic intelligence gear, didn't always have cameras. Carried multiple sensors where cloud cover didn't matter.
Besides being fast enough to out run enemy rockets, The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, or "Blackbird", had many important missions, including:
Libya
In April 1986, the SR-71 flew over Libya to photograph the damage caused by the bombing of Muammar Qaddafi's terrorist camps.
Middle East
In 1979, the SR-71 flew from California to the UK for the first time, on a mission approved by the UK government. The SR-71 also flew in the Middle East during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
East Germany, Poland, and the Soviet Union
The SR-71 flew off the borders of these countries.
Radar images of Soviet submarine ports
The SR-71 flew missions that yielded radar images of Soviet submarine ports.
Synoptic coverage
The SR-71's synoptic coverage provided better intelligence than satellite reconnaissance.
Penetrating hostile territory
The SR-71 was the only airborne reconnaissance platform that could penetrate hostile territory and still survive.
The SR-71 also holds world records for highest sustained flight and fastest flight time between London and New York.
So the optimism is based on the fact that we can reindustrialise and repeat the same fuck ups as we are doing today? That's heartwarming. It just makes me think we are like cockroaches almost impossible to kill and never good news. Why does the most destructive species to have ever existed think it's got a right to survive
Ever notice that Russian fighter jets have the same look as the Valkrie?. Damn thing worked. Too bad it was destroyed
Is it the SR or is it still a prototype off a Sr en is it a u.s design 🗽🌐📽️👽🪃(parker)Spilsbury
"The sound of freedom over Hanoi" - thats so sick, i think he needs help
I agree with you! It sounded the same way for me..!
You just know there's gonna be the corny cringe freeDUMB or DUMBocracy soundbite in there often with a few crocodile tears thrown in for the true PATRIOTS to bite down hard on.
The world is so sick and tired of this corny 1950s hollywood social engineering..
Damn nice piece engineering excellence btw..