SR-71 BLACKBIRD TITANIUM

The Lockheed SR-71 was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. The A-12 was developed and tested during the early 60's under the Top Secret "OXCART" program at AREA 51.

The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird, and called the Habu ("snake") by its crews. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's advanced concepts, with the SR-71 being one of the first aircraft shaped to reduce its radar cross section, although its radar signature could be tracked by contemporary systems unlike later "stealth" aircraft. A defensive feature of the aircraft was its high speed and operating altitude; whereby if a surface-to-air missile launch was detected, standard evasive action was simply to accelerate. The SR-71 line was in service from 1964 to 1998, with 12 of the 32 aircraft being destroyed in accidents, though none were lost to enemy action.

The materials we use are AUTHENTIC ACTUAL SR-71 BLACKBIRD PARTS. These parts were installed and used on the Blackbird airframes on many top secret high speed missions flying at altitudes near the edge of space. These parts consist of either Titanium or Nickel Alloy.

 

Features such as- original paint, part numbers, QC inspection stamps, Dates, Special original coatings, surface treatments, and dimensions and specific SR-71 aircraft ID or tail numbers that have been hand marked by Blackbird maintenance crews have also been found under the exhaust soot.