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an airplane with four tires attached to it
SR-71 Landing Gear
SR71 Blackbird
the front wheels of an airplane are shown
SR-71 3 wheel main landing gear
Note the bare titanium inside the landing gear door, and the aluminum added to the tire rubber to reflect heat away from the rubber in cruising flight. The SR-71 was made of titanium because it couldn't have flown as fast if made from aluminum- heating from just the speed through the air would have weakened aluminum too much. As to the 3 wheel/3 tire design- more surface area for the tires, lower loading, softer landing. This plane has moved since I took the picture- I can't see it on the ...
an airplane is parked on the tarmac with it's fuel tank attached to it
1963 ... YF-12 and AIM-47 air-to-air
1963 - YF-12 and AIM-47 air-to-air
an old black and white photo of men working on the underside of a plane with flags
NASA - Hughes AIM-47A Air to Air Missile on Board a Lockheed YF-12A Prototype Supersonic Interceptor (1)
an airplane is parked on the tarmac with other planes in the background and people standing around it
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M-21 60-6940 (Article 134) being prepared for early captive flight of a D-21 drone. Note protective cover over drone ramjet intake.~1965
a man standing on top of a jet engine
two fighter jets parked on top of an airport tarmac next to other vehicles and people
Maintaining the Blackbird SR-71
two fighter jets are parked on the tarmac
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a fighter jet sitting on top of an airport tarmac with no people around it
A Little of Everything.
SR-71 with LASRE pod
an air force jet flying next to a fighter jet in the sky with mountains in the background
Military Aviation
fcba: “An SR-71 Blackbird refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a LASRE test in 1997/98. LASRE was a test designed to test the aerodynamics of the X-33. (NASA) ”
a row of fighter jets sitting on top of an airport tarmac next to each other
SuperSonic Youth
31262: The previous reblog got me in the mood for some A-12 love
an airplane is shown in three different views, including the front and back sides with information about it
century wings - sr71 blackbird u.s.a.f. 9th srw 61-7958 1990 - Page 2
century wings - sr71 blackbird u.s.a.f. 9th srw 61-7958 1990 - Page 2 - DA.C
History of the SR-71A. Decal sheet in 1/72 by Cartograf. Boeing Aircraft
History of the SR-71A. Decal sheet in 1/72 by Cartograf.
the space shuttle is shown in three different views
Planes : Lockheed YF-12A & SR-71A "Blackbird"
CIA Project Tagboard M-21 Oxcart /D-21 drone. This airframe Article 134 (60-6940) can be seen at the Seattle Museum of Flight.