The SR-71 covers every aspect of the development, construction, and active service of the spy plane, from the perspective of one of its pilots. It includes over 200 irresistible photographs. Developed by the famous Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an aircraft that broke world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet in July 1974 and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day. The SR-71 remained in service with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was retired, overshadowed by satellite technology. This authentic story covers the aircraft's entire remarkable service.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Quarto Group
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- Type
- Historical Archive
- Theme
- Historical Archives
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
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- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 192
- Release Date
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- Publication Date
- 2017
- Dimensions
- 21.3x27.3 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780760354483
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