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| Product Type | Vehicle Production |
| Country | United States |
| Product Name | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird |
| Product Quantity | 12 |
| Unit Cost | 34,000,000.00 |
| On the Catalogue? | Yes |
| Private / Encrypted? | No |
| Completion Date | Tue, 28 Apr 2020 |
| Total Cost | 408,000,000.00 |
| Product Information | General characteristics Crew: 2; Pilot and reconnaissance systems officer (RSO) Length: 107 ft 5 in (32.74 m) Wingspan: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m) Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) Wheel track: 16 ft 8 in (5 m) Wheelbase: 37 ft 10 in (12 m) Wing area: 1,800 sq ft (170 m2) Aspect ratio: 1.7 Empty weight: 67,500 lb (30,617 kg) Gross weight: 152,000 lb (68,946 kg) Max takeoff weight: 172,000 lb (78,018 kg) Fuel capacity: 12,219.2 US gal (10,174.6 imp gal; 46,255 l) in 6 tank groups (9 tanks) Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58 (JT11D-20J or JT11D-20K) continuous-bleed afterburning turbojets, 25,000 lbf (110 kN) thrust each JT11D-20J 32,500 lbf (144.57 kN) wet (fixed inlet guidevanes) JT11D-20K 34,000 lbf (151.24 kN) wet (2-position inlet guidevanes) Performance Maximum speed: 1,910 kn (2,200 mph, 3,540 km/h) at 80,000 ft (24,000 m) Maximum speed: Mach 3.32[N 5] Ferry range: 2,824 nmi (3,250 mi, 5,230 km) Service ceiling: 85,000 ft (26,000 m) Rate of climb: 11,820 ft/min (60.0 m/s) Wing loading: 84 lb/sq ft (410 kg/m2) Thrust/weight: 0.44 Avionics 3,500 lb (1,588 kg) of mission equipment Itek KA-102A 36–48 in (910–1,220 mm) camera SIGINT and ELINT equipment in the following compartments A - nose radar D - right chine bay E - electronics bay K - left forward mission bay L - right forward mission bay M - left forward mission bay N - right forward mission bay P - left aft mission bay Q - right aft mission bay R - radio equipment bay S - left aft mission bay T - right aft mission bay |
