|
|
SR-71 Blackbird History
 | First Flight | (A-12) 26 April 1962
(SR-71A) 22 December 1964 | | Service Entry | (A-12) November 1965
(SR-71) January 1966 | Retirement
| (A-12) 8 May 1968
(SR-71) 18 January 1990, 3 December 1998 |
SR-71 Blackbird Crew
(A-12) 1 pilot
(M-21) 1 pilot and 1 drone launch control officer
(YF-12) 1 pilot and 1 weapons systems officer
(SR-71) 1 pilot and 1 reconnaissance systems officer
SR-71 Blackbird Estimated Cost
$34 million [1966$]
SR-71 Blackbird Dimensions
| Length | (A-12) 102.25 ft (31.19 m)
(M-21) 102.25 ft (31.19 m)
(YF-12) 101.67 ft (30.02 m)
(SR-71) 107.42 ft (32.74 m) | | Wingspan | (A-12) 55.58 ft (16.96 m)
(M-21) 55.58 ft (16.96 m)
(YF-12) 55.58 ft (16.96 m)
(SR-71) 55.58 ft (16.96 m) | | Height | (A-12) 18.50 ft (5.64 m)
(M-21) 18.50 ft (5.64 m)
(YF-12) 18.50 ft (5.64 m)
(SR-71) 18.50 ft (5.64 m) | | Wing Area | (SR-71) 1,800 ft2 (167.22 m2) | Canard Area
| not applicable |
SR-71 Blackbird Weights
| Empty | (SR-71) 60,000 lb (27,215 kg) | | Normal Takeoff | unknown | | Max Takeoff | (A-12) 117,000 lb (53,070 kg)
(YF-12) 124,000 lb (56,245 kg)
(SR-71) 170,000 lb (77,110 kg) | | Fuel Capacity | internal: 80,000 lb (36,290 kg)
external: not applicable | Max Payload
| unknown |
SR-71 Blackbird Propulsion
| Powerplant | (A-12) two Pratt & Whitney J-58 afterburning turbo-ramjets
(M-21) two Pratt & Whitney J-58 afterburning turbo-ramjets
(YF-12) two Pratt & Whitney J-58 afterburning turbo-ramjets
(SR-71) two Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B afterburning turbo-ramjets | | Thrust | (A-12) 60,000 lb (267 kN)
(M-21) 80,000 lb (356 kN)
(YF-12) 63,000 lb (280 kN)
(SR-71) 65,000 lb (289 kN) |
SR-71 Blackbird Performance
| Max Level Speed | at altitude: 2,275 mph (3,660 km/h) at 80,000 ft (24,385 m), Mach 3.35 [world record]
at sea level: unknown | | Initial Climb Rate | unknown | | Service Ceiling | 85,500 ft (26,060 m) [world record] | | Range | 2,590 nm (4,800 km) | | Endurance | 1 hr 30 min | | g-Limits | unknown |
SR-71 Blackbird Armament
| Gun | none | | Stations | 1 external hardpoint | | Air-to-Air Missile | none | | Air-to-Surface Missile | none | | Bomb | nuclear bombs | | Other | cameras, IR sensors, radar, other recon sensors
(M-21) D-21 drone |
SR-71 Blackbird Known Variants
| Oxcart | Classified designation given to the A-12 project by the CIA | | Senior Crown | Classified designation given to the SR-71 project | | A-11 Archangel | Lockheed's internal designation for its proposal to meet the CIA's high-speed reconnaissance aircraft requirement | | A-12 | Original design concept for a high speed bomber/interceptor, but built as a single-seat recon/strike platform, based on the A-11 design but with improvements to lower the radar cross section; 13 built (5 lost) | | M-21 | Originally intended as A-12 airframes but modified during construction with a second seat for an officer to operate the D-21 drone, the new designation refers to the aircraft's role as a mothership (M-21) to launch the daughter (D-21) and increase reconnaissance range; 2 built (1 lost) | | YF-12A | Initially designed as an interceptor prototype equipped with a Hughes AN/ASG-18 pulse-Doppler radar in the nose and tandem weapons bays for AIM-47 air-to-air missiles, later used by NASA as Mach 3 research aircraft; 3 built (2 lost) | | F-12B | Proposed production model of the YF-12A to serve as a USAF high-speed interceptor; cancelled | | YF-12C | A-12 airframe modified with increased fuel capacity and other refinements to test many of the improvements incorporated into the SR-71; 1 converted | | RB-12 | A proposed reconnaissance bomber variant that reached the mockup stage before being cancelled | | RS-12 | Proposed strike model | | B-12 or B-71 | Proposed dedicated bomber variants | | RS-71A | Original designation for the dedicated reconnaissance model | | SR-71A | Definitive reconnaissance model with aerodynamic refinements, improved airframe, greater range, and fitted with advanced surveillance equipment; 29 built (11 lost) | | SR-71B | Two-seat trainer with a separate raised cockpit for an instructor pilot; 2 built (1 lost) | | SR-71C | Two-seat trainer rebuilt from a YF-12A structural test model and incorporating parts from other crashed airframes, built to replace one of the SR-71B trainers that was lost, later used by NASA; 1 converted |
SR-71 Blackbird Known operators
United States (Central Intelligence Agency)
United States (US Air Force)
United States (NASA) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tengok la Rafale punya cockpit dah setanding dgn next generation fighter, Thypoon masih kira conventional lagi. So Rafale sesuai untuk AFNG...hehe.. Voice activated control more on weapon system, eg selection of missile type. Touch screen untuk system display and ground mapping. So map tu boleh kecik atau besarkan, macam guna ipad, tapi kena pakai special glove for that. Pernah sembang dgn yg pernah terbang benda ni. Turning performance better than typhoon tapi accelaration kalah sikit, pick up kurang, tapi sikit jer. At low speed, rafale can turn better and flight control more responsive.
Overall, dua dua best tapi Thypoon lagi mahal gila dari Rafale..
Razhar..kalau dah lama fly, tak perlu tgk dalam jeling meter... Fly by feeling haha..contoh, kalau boleh pull more G maknanya speed hi, kalau pull sikit dah rasa nak stall, speed tak cukupnla tu... Kena accelarate... Mata untuk tengok musuh mostly.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
agak2 nya nak tunggu 'rotate' tu pakai rasa je ,tuan? so 1st officer x yah sebut 100knots ...
razhar Post at 30-4-2012 10:16 
Commercial mana boleh pakai rasa jer, SOP tu, wajib kena ikut... Haha . Kapal terbang besar tak boleh nak rasa, kena tengok screen apa dia buat, apa yg sedang berlaku.. Bunyi engine pun bukan dengar, kalau tak ada warning engine mati pun tak perasan.. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On the 777 V1 speed is called out by suara awek sexy...
BTW,love the Rafale cockpit.Hope we get the Rafale,tho I think the Typhoon will be the politician's plane of choice. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BTW,love the Rafale cockpit.Hope we get the Rafale,tho I think the Typhoon will be the politician's plane of choice. .
supergripen Post at 3-5-2012 07:01
Of course. Whatever it is, both Rafale & Typhoon make a fine choice for RMAF. If Typhoon gets the bid, then adieu Rafale .... but we still have Frenchies bidding the SGPV. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
france dpt presiden baru tu.. try aa godak, mane tau dpt special price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Post time 26-4-2012 07:09 PM
