Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird - Osprey Air Vanguard 20 - Paul F. Crickmore

Die Technik und die Einsatzgeschichte legendärer Flugzeugmuster werden in der Air Vanguard-Reihe vorgestellt. Jeder Band ist einem Typ gewidmet und reich illustriert mit zahlreichen Originalfotos, hochwertigen Farbprofilen, dramatischen Einsatzillustrationen, Abbildungen der Bordwaffen sowie einer ausklappbaren, farbigen, detailliert beschrifteten Phantomzeichnung des Musters.

The SR-71 represents the very 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. 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.

Softcover, Format 18,5 x 24,8 cm, 64 Seiten + Klappseite