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The Lockheed YF-12 is an American Mach 3+ capable, high-altitude interceptor prototype, developed and manufactured by American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation.. The interceptor was developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a potential replacement for the F-106 Delta Dart interceptor for the United States Air Force (USAF).
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 ...
Download QR code; Print/export ... Lockheed interceptor may refer to : Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed YF-12, a prototype interceptor aircraft.
[N 1] Development of the F-108 radar and missiles was continued by the USAF and the system was eventually used in the Lockheed YF-12 program. [14] The final configuration for the rear cockpit in the YF-12A looked similar to that of the F-108 since it incorporated the same displays and controls required for the Hughes AN/ASG-18 fire control system.
The Pratt & Whitney J58 (company designation JT11D-20) is an American jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft. It was an afterburning turbojet engine with a unique compressor bleed to the afterburner that gave increased thrust at high speeds.
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A-12: Apr 26, 1962: CIA supersonic spyplane YF-12 Blackbird: Aug 7, 1963: supersonic interceptor prototype SR-71 Blackbird: Dec 22, 1964: USAF supersonic spyplane YO-3A Quiet Star: 1966: Reconnaissance LASA-60: Sep 15, 1959: Light Utility Sport Aircraft X-26B: Have Blue (XST) Dec 1977: stealth technology testbed F-117 Nighthawk: Jun 18, 1981 ...