Feb 28, 2025
"A-11", by Gordon Phillips, 1984.
US Air Force Art Collection.
NARA: 6375654
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"A-11", by Gordon Phillips, 1984.
US Air Force Art Collection.
NARA: 6375654
UK 1985
A-12 carrying a D-21 drone
Blackbirds office
Well the cockpits for the SR-71 provided no issues at all and look pretty decent even if I do say so myself. There was a nice amount of raised detail to pick out so I didn't feel the need for any aftermarket. Time to get it installed!
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was the fastest air-breathing manned aircraft to ever to see operational service. Behold the cockpit of one of the finest spy planes ever built, the SR-71 Blackbird. The Blackbird, created by Lockheed Martin's famous Skunkworks, was a... #blackbird #lockh #nasa
“The Blackbird plane always showed us something new, worth seeing each aircraft possessing its own unique personality. In time, we realized we were flying a national treasure. When we taxied out of our revetments for takeoff, people took notice. That Changed the World for me”
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"A beautiful light show by the J58 engine firing on a test stand."
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