Talk:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
Catalogs [?]
Timelines [?]
 
To learn how to update the categories for this article, see here. To update categories, edit the metadata template.
 Definition An advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. [d] [e]
Checklist and Archives
 Workgroup categories Engineering and Military [Categories OK]
 Subgroup categories:  Aviation and United States Air Force
 Talk Archive none  English language variant British English

Defensive Systems Controls and Displays

Both SR-71 crew members had threat warning displays, but the Defensive System Control panels were in the RSO's station, whose job included crew coordination warnings to the pilot ( who had throttle controls of cruise speed ) and countering missile launch indications by selecting active ECM modes. David P. Dempster 00:55, 26 March 2007 (CDT)

photo

(CC) Photo: James Gordon
Add image caption here.


(PD) Photo: United States Air Force
Add image caption here.
(CC) Photo: James Gordon
Add image caption here.
(CC) Photo: James Gordon
KC-135R refueling NASA SR-71B

(I think these are from Chris Day); I'm copying at least one into a new section on fuels and refueling.Howard C. Berkowitz 04:19, 16 September 2008 (CDT)

Elevated article

I raised this article to developed status. It's exceptionally long and comprehensive. Russell D. Jones 01:49, 11 February 2010 (UTC)