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[Audio] SR-71 Black Bird By: Caleb Bearden. SR-71 Black Bird.
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[Audio] Date of Achievement First Flew on December 22, 1964 Entered Service in January 1966-1998 NASA used a few aircraft for research until 1999.
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[Audio] Credited Organization Designed and built by Lockheed Skunk Works for the United States Air Force(USAF) Created to gather intelligence during Cold War.
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[Audio] Credited Individuals Clarence "Kelly" Johnson: Chief designer and leader of SR-71 project Ben Rich: Senior engineer at Skunk Works who helped develop aircraft Lockheed Skunk Works Engineering Team: Designed, built, and tested one of the greatest aircraft in history..
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[Audio] Description The SR-71 Black Bird was one of the most advanced reconnaissance aircraft ever built. It could fly faster than three times the speed of sound and at altitudes higher than most missles could reach. Instead of carrying weapons, it relied on its incredible speed and altitude to avoid enemy defenses..
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Video. LA SPEED STORY - SR-71 Pilot Brian Shul USAF (Ret.).
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[Audio] World Events SR-71 developed during the Cold War (1947-1991), the United States and the Soviet Union were competing politically, militarily, and technologically..