Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

Informationen zum 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. Adam Tooby is an internationally renowned digital artist and illustrator. His work can be found in publications worldwide and as box art for model aircraft kits. He also runs a successful illustration studio and aviation prints business. He is based in Cheshire, UK. To buy artwork, or contact the artist, visit http://www.adamtooby.com/. Klappentext The SR-71 has come to represent the very pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design - indeed, it has become an icon. Together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical unknown as 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 of 2,193.2mph the same day. This truly was a unique and ground-breaking aircraft, whose fascinating design history is explored here in full and illuminated with photographs and detailed technical illustrations.The definitive technical guide to the incredible Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird and its intelligence-gathering systems. Zusammenfassung Representing the 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Design and development Technical specifications and variants Operational history Conclusion Select bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Paul Crickmore, Paul F Crickmore, Paul F. Crickmore, Crickmore Paul F.
• Assisted by: Adam Tooby (Illustration), Tooby Adam (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9781472804921
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0492-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Air Vanguard; Air Vanguard
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Military / Vietnam War, Air forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Air forces and warfare, The Cold War, Military aircraft, Aircraft and aviation, c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Aerospace and aviation technology, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Vietnam War