Description
| Product ID: | 9780764355042 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird |
| Subtitle: | The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane |
| Authors: | Author: James C. Goodall |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Air forces and warfare, Air forces & warfare, Military vehicles, Military aircraft, USA |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The most complete book ever published on the SR-71 Blackbird, from initial design stage and testing through production, testing, and operations. The most complete book ever published on the SR-71 Blackbird, from initial design stage and testing through production, testing, and operations. The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, the world’s only operational Mach 3 aircraft, and was designed, built, and tested by Lockheed’s famed “Skunk Works.” This new book covers all fifty Blackbirds built, from the first flight in 1962, to the last in 1999. As a replacement for the venerable U-2 spyplane, Lockheed went from contract signing to first flight in only thirty-two months starting in April 1958—from the beginning of design studies to the signing of a contract from the CIA to build the initial batch of A-12s in February 1960, to first flight in 1962.
Author Jim Goodall has authored more than two dozen books and articles on military aircraft, naval ships, and submarines with a focus on Low Observables or, as it is known today, Stealth. |
| Imprint Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-28 |
