Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A12 BLACKBIRD


Paul visited the Aerospace museum during our visit to Balboa Park. He was especially interested in this plane, known as the fastest and highest flying spy plane ever.


A-12 Specifications
Manufacturer:
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Construction:
Titanium Monococque with some super-high-temperature plastics.
Width:
55 feet, 7 inches
Length:
102 feet, 3 inches
Height:
18 feet, 6 inches
Landing Weight:
52,000 pounds
Maximum Speed:
Mach 3.3
Maximum Ceiling:
Above 75,000 feet
Powerplant:
2 Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20A (J58) with 32,500 pounds of thrust. (Excluding #06927)

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