Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird (Tucson, Arizona)

USA / Arizona / Littletown / Tucson, Arizona
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www.pimaair.org/collection-detail.php?cid=160
Pima Air & Space Museum

The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird and by its crews as the Habu, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works (also responsible for the U-2). It flew from 1964–1998. The legendary "Kelly" Johnson, in particular, was the man behind many of the designs advanced concepts. The SR-71 was one of the first aircraft to be shaped to have an extremely low radar signature. The aircraft flew so fast and so high that if the pilot detected a surface-to-air missile launch, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate. During its entire operational life no SR-71 was ever shot down.

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The place is located in Hangar 1 South
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Coordinates:   32°8'21"N   110°51'56"W

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  • this plane is inside now
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