SR-71 Blackbird

Informationen zum Autor During his time as an air traffic controller at the London Air Traffic Control Centre, Paul F. Crickmore gained a unique introduction into SR-71 operations from RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk. Teaming up with Osprey produced the first detailed book ever to be published on the subject. When additional information became available to him in 1990 following the initial shut down of SR-71 operations, Crickmore produced an even more detailed book, Lockheed SR-71 The Secret Missions Exposed the standard reference work on the subject. The work was acclaimed by both the aviation press, Ben Rich (late president of the Skunk Works) and the crews that flew the SR-71. He is also the author of the first detailed book about the '117 written in partnership with his wife Alison; published by Motorbooks International in 1999. Klappentext Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird is one of the most iconic and famous jets ever built. Assembled in secret at Lockheed's Skunkworks, the Blackbird's vital statistics remain phenomenal decades later. It holds the airspeed record for a manned jet aircraft, operated at an altitude other aircraft could barely touch and was a marvel of technical engineering. Drawing on declassified material, leading SR-71 expert Paul Crickmore reveals the history of the most fascinating of aircraft, accompanied by a range of fantastic illustrations, photographs and facts about the world's most secret spy plane. Vorwort Written by an expert on the SR-71 Blackbird, this book offers readers a short, fascinating history of this incredible military aircraft . Zusammenfassung Drawing on declassified material, the author reveals the history of the most fascinating of aircraft, accompanied by a range of fantastic illustrations, photographs and facts about the world's most secret spy plane. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Abbreviations Introduction Chronology A-12 Design and Manufacture A-12 Oxcart Operations Tagboard and Senio Bowl, the M-21 and D-21 Kedlock, the YF-12A Senior Crown, the SR-71 Flying the SR-71 NASA Operations Surviving Aircraft Histories Appendices Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Paul F Crickmore, Paul F. Crickmore, Crickmore Paul F.
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9781472813152
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1315-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 194 mm x 14 mm
• Series: General Aviation; General Aviation
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; military history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, Air forces & warfare, 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 / Military / Aviation & Space, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War