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A fourth YF-12 aircraft, the "YF-12C", was actually the second SR-71A (AF Ser. No. 61–7951). This SR-71A was re-designated as a YF-12C and given the fictitious Air Force Serial Number 60-6937 from an A-12 to maintain SR-71 secrecy. The aircraft was loaned to NASA for propulsion testing after the loss of YF-12A (AF Ser. No. 60–6936) in 1971.
The YF-12 program was a limited production variant of the A-12. Lockheed convinced the U.S. Air Force that an aircraft based on the A-12 would provide a less costly alternative to the recently canceled North American Aviation XF-108, since much of the design and development work on the YF-12 had already been done and paid for. Thus, in 1960 the ...
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Before the test "Snoopy" could fly, the XF-108 program was cancelled, and the proposed Lockheed YF-12 interceptor was to instead receive the radar/missile system pair. Tests of the system were conducted first in 1960 and until 1963 only on the modified B-58, after which the YF-12 took over until the cancellation of the whole program in 1966.
He was the first military pilot to fly the YF-12A interceptor and the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. [1] Stephens and Andre after their record setting YF-12A flight in 1965. Stephens flew nearly all jet fighter aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s era from the F-80 Shooting Star to the F-106 Delta Dart. [2]
The aircraft was not repaired, and was scrapped in situ. [51] On 3 January 2020, a Y-12-II of the Sri Lankan Air Force crashed to Haputale, Sri Lanka, while on aerial observations, killing all 4 airmen. [52] On 4 August 2020, a Y-12-II of the Kenyan Air Force resupplying AMISOM crashed after taking off from Dhobley Airstrip in Somalia. All 10 ...
Aircraft. Fokker F.XII, a Dutch airliner; Larson F-12 Baby, an American sport biplane; Lockheed YF-12, an American prototype interceptor aircraft; Republic XF-12 Rainbow, an American prototype reconnaissance aircraft; Automobiles (cars and trucks) Alpina B6 (F12), a German grand tourer; BMW 6 Series (F12), a German grand tourer; DKW F12, a ...