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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).
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The federal ...
Lockheed interceptor may refer to : Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed YF-12, a prototype interceptor aircraft. This page was last edited on 10 ...
(Reuters) -Lockheed Martin has won a $17 billion contract to develop the next generation of interceptors to defend the United States against an intercontinental ballistic missile attack, the U.S ...
1964 The Collier Trophy (his second), following his work on the YF-12 Interceptor, capable of flying at more than 2,000 mph. His achievement for the previous year was called the greatest in American aviation. 1964 The Theodore von Karman Award (his second), presented by the Air force Association for his work with the A-11 Interceptor.