Created by Lockheed\'s brilliant designer Kelly Johnson, the Sr-71 Blackbird is one of the most legendary aircraft to emerge from the famous "Skunk Works." Capable of Mach 3 flight, the Sr-71 could survey 100,000 miles of the earth\'s surface from an altitude of 80,000 feet.
The Sr-71 flew from 1964-1998 for the USAF (with a brief retirement from 1989- 1995), and completed over 17,000 sorties and over 11,500 h.
The Sr-71 holds a coast-to-coast speed record of 64 minutes flown at over 2100 m.p.h.
Created by Lockheed\'s brilliant designer Kelly Johnson, the Sr-71 Blackbird is one of the most legendary aircraft to emerge from the famous "Skunk Works." Capable of Mach 3 flight, the Sr-71 could survey 100,000 miles of the earth\'s surface from an altitude of 80,000 feet
