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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson

Twin-engine, two-seat, supersonic strategic reconnaissance aircraft; airframe constructed largely of titanium and its alloys; vertical tail fins are constructed of a composite (laminated plastic-type material) to reduce radar cross-section; Pratt and Whitney J58 (JT11D-20B) turbojet engines feature large inlet shock cones.

Date

1964

Type

CRAFT-Aircraft

Medium

Titanium

Department

NASM

Institution

National Air and Space Museum

Object number

nasm_A19920072000

Credit

Transferred from the United States Air Force