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Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected.

Table of Contents
Introduction /Design and Development /Technical Specifications and Variants /Operational History /Conclusion /Bibliography and Further Reading

Lockheed SR71 Blackbird

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    A Paperback / softback by Paul F. Crickmore, Adam Tooby

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Published 20 June 2015
      ISBN-13 9781472804921
      978-1472804921
      ISBN-10 1472804929
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      Air forces and warfare

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Representing the pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown and the design employed many forms of new technology made necessary by the excesses of speed, altitude and temperature to which the aircraft was subjected.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction /Design and Development /Technical Specifications and Variants /Operational History /Conclusion /Bibliography and Further Reading

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