Throughout its 34-year Cold War career with the USAF and CIA, the top secret Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. Dedicated to strategic reconnaissance, the Blackbird was so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. The co-authors are world authorities on the Blackbird and give rare insights into the secret world of the SR-71, its genesis, construction and anatomy (including its use of stealth technology), and its operation and maintenance in peace and war.
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J H Haynes & Co Ltd
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15 mm
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270 mm
Length
210 mm
Weight
758 gr
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The most comprehensive book on Habu
The SR is an amazing aircraft. It carried out sorties most other planes wouldn't dare try. Originally stated and designed as a "Reconnaissance Strike" plane it was later changed to Strategic Reconnaissance for diplomatic reasons. Hence the name SR-71. This book blasts open the planes secrets, its build, earlier prototypes. And many insights that went into designing the plane. If there was any other book that had such a detailed analysis, I would bow my head.