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SR-71A Blackbird SR-71B trainer model SR-71 epoxy asbestos composite areas. Data from Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird [235] General characteristics. Crew: 2; Pilot and reconnaissance systems officer (RSO) Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m) Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m) Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5 m) Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (12 m)
The new museum building is a $29.5 million, 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m 2) structure that features a glass atrium, two large aircraft display hangars, a traveling exhibit area, a children's interactive gallery, a 200-seat theater, a museum store, an aircraft restoration gallery, and a snack bar. The glass atrium is constructed of 525 glass ...
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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SR-71 Blackbird Clarence Leonard " Kelly " Johnson (February 27, 1910 – December 21, 1990) was an American aeronautical and systems engineer . He is recognized for his contributions to a series of important aircraft designs, most notably the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird .
Stinson SR-10G Reliant, NC21135, c/n 5903, built 1937 for American Airlines - on loan from the Science Museum of Virginia. Waco EGC-8 , c/n 5062, built for by R. G. LeTourneau , 1938, one of seven total sold - now owned by David Tyndall from Mechanicsville, Virginia - undergoing restoration in the museum shop.
The Blackbird Airpark Museum [5] and the adjacent Joe Davies Heritage Airpark (formerly the Palmdale Plant 42 Heritage Airpark) [6] have been opened on Plant 42 property along Avenue P, with displays of the SR-71, U-2, Century Series fighters and other aircraft designed, engineered, manufactured, and flight tested at its facilities.
SR-71 "Blackbird" towed from Kelly AFB to Lackland AFB summer 1990. The SR-71A "Blackbird" was put on static display in 1990 at the Parade Ground Airpark. [11] [12] In 2010 the museum reopened with a new name—the Airman Heritage Museum. [13] The same year, Building 6351, a 1940s era barracks was moved to the museum. [14]