Lockheed A-12 | |
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Land | Norge , Norge |
Rolle | Rekognoseringsfly i høyden |
Første fly | 26. april 1962 |
Bygget | 13+2 |
Den Lockheed A-12 var et rekognoseringsfly bygget for United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) av Lockheeds Skunk Works, basert på designene til Clarence "Kelly" Johnson. Flyet ble utpekt til A-12, den tolvte i en rekke interne designinnsats for "Archangel", flyets interne kodenavn. Det konkurrerte i CIAs "Oxcart" -program mot Convair Kingfish-forslaget i 1959, og vant av en rekke årsaker.
Kilde: Lockheed A-12 på Wikipedia
Lockheed A-12 Walk Around | |
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Fotograf | Cees Hendriks |
Lokalisering | Unknow |
Bilder | 64 |
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The Lockheed A-12 was a high-altitude, Mach 3+ reconnaissance aircraft developed by the Skunk Works division of Lockheed Corporation for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the 1960s. It was the precursor to the SR-71 Blackbird, and was designed to be virtually invisible to radar and other detection methods. The A-12 was capable of flying at speeds of over 2,200 miles per hour (3,540 km/h) and altitudes of over 85,000 feet (26,000 m), making it one of the fastest and highest-flying aircraft ever built. The A-12 was also equipped with sophisticated cameras and sensors that could capture detailed images and data from enemy territory.
The A-12 was a highly classified project that involved many technological innovations and challenges. Only 15 A-12s were ever built, and they were operated by a select group of CIA pilots under the code name OXCART. The A-12 flew its first mission in May 1967 over North Vietnam, and its last mission in May 1968 over North Korea. The A-12 was retired in 1968, and replaced by the SR-71 in the Air Force. The A-12 remains one of the most remarkable achievements in aviation history, and a testament to the ingenuity and skill of the Skunk Works team.
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