Paul F. Crickmore

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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The SR-71 represents the very 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. Throughout its 34-year Air Force career, the SR-71 proved itself to be the world's fastest and highest flying operational manned aircraft. It set a number of world records for altitude and speed, including an absolute altitude record of 85,069ft on 28 July 1974, and an absolute speed record… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Tooby, Adam (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-4728-0494-5
EAN: 9781472804945
Produktnummer: 18667088
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 64 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 37'261 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 25 col

Über den Autor

Paul F. Crickmore is the author of the much-acclaimed Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions. He was commissioned to write his first book for Osprey 35 years ago and that since then he has written 20 books, including 12 for Osprey. He is also an honorary member of several A-12 and SR-71 veterans' associations.