Blackbird family
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The Blackbird family is a series of high-speed, high-altitude American reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed’s Skunk Works, best known for including the SR-71 Blackbird.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft family
ⓘ
series of reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| airIntakeType | chin inlets ⓘ |
| configuration | twin-engine jet ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
electronic intelligence gathering
ⓘ
high-altitude flight ⓘ strategic photographic reconnaissance ⓘ sustained supersonic cruise ⓘ |
| designFeature |
area-ruled fuselage
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black radar-absorbing paint ⓘ chined fuselage ⓘ delta-like wings ⓘ stealth-oriented shaping ⓘ |
| developedBy | Skunk Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer | Lockheed Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Pratt & Whitney J58 (on most variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlightPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| fuelType | JP-7 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialTechnology | titanium structure ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedClass | above Mach 3 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering use of titanium in airframes
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reduced radar cross-section ⓘ very high altitude capability ⓘ very high speed ⓘ |
| notableMember |
A-12
NERFINISHED
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SR-71 Blackbird NERFINISHED ⓘ YF-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Central Intelligence Agency (on some variants) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| predecessor | U-2 reconnaissance aircraft family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
penetration of hostile airspace
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strategic surveillance ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programContext | Cold War intelligence gathering against the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| role | strategic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| successorRoleFilledBy |
modern reconnaissance aircraft and UAVs
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reconnaissance satellites ⓘ |
| typicalCrew | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalCruiseAltitude | above 70,000 ft ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.