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SR-71 Blackbird

by Paul F. Crickmore
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Written by an expert on the SR-71 Blackbird, this book offers readers a short, fascinating history of this incredible military aircraft .
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.
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 19, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781472813176
  • File size: 53547 KB
  • Release date: May 19, 2016

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781472813176
  • File size: 53547 KB
  • Release date: May 19, 2016

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Transportation Military Nonfiction

Languages

English

Written by an expert on the SR-71 Blackbird, this book offers readers a short, fascinating history of this incredible military aircraft .
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.
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History Transportation Military Nonfiction
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