YF-12 testing
Here is a YF-12 launching an AIM-47, firings typically occurred between Mach 2.1 and Mach 3.2 at altitudes ranging from 64,000 to 74,000 feet. Testing took place between 1964 and 1966. #yf12 #aim47 #blackbird #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
SR-71 fuel efficiency
The Blackbirds fuel efficiency at Pima Air and Space Museum. #sr71 #blackbird #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
NASA Blackbird
Here is NASA’s SR-71 with the Linear Aerospike experiment on the rear fuselage, this was the first flight of the aircraft with it aboard, October 1997. #sr71 #blackbird #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
YF-12 was to replace the F-106
Did you know the YF-12 was a potential replacement for the F-106? It had a different nose to fit the AN/ASG-18 fire control radar and carried the AIM-47 Falcon. #yf12 #blackbird #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Blackbird nose
A bit about the noses of the SR-71 at Pima Air and Space Museum #blackbird #sr71 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Blackbird speed
Checking out the Blackbird at Pima Air and Space Museum and how it could stay at Mach 3 for so long. #blackbird #sr71 #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
NASA Blackbirds
Did you know NASA flew two Blackbirds? An A model and a B for training. #sr71 #blackbird #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
D-21
Let’s check out the D-21 at Pima Air and Space Museum #d21 #blackbird #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
More on the Blackbird
A bit more about the Blackbird. #sr71 #blackbird #pimaairandspacemuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Wet wings
Wet wing on the Blackbird #sr71 #blackbird #usaf #boneyardsafari #aviationpreservation #aviationsafari
