Want To Fly Up 85000 ft At 2200 mph ? Only The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Can

Manufacturer:
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Country:
United States
Manufactured:
1966 to: 1968
ICAO:
SR71
Price:
US$34 million (1966)
Avionics:
Itek KA-102A 36–48, SIGINT and ELINT
Engine:
2x Pratt & Whitney J58 JT11D-20J or JT11D-20K
Jet
Power:
34,000 pound-force
Max Cruise Speed:
1911 knots
3,539 Km/h
Approach Speed (Vref):
Travel range:
2,900 Nautical Miles
5,371 Kilometers
Fuel Economy:
0.24 nautical mile / gallon
0.117 kilometres / litre
Service Ceiling:
85,000 feet
Rate of Climb:
11820 feet / minute
60.05metre / second
Take Off Distance:
1650 metre - 5,413.32 feet
Landing Distance:
1100 metre - 3,608.88 feet
Max Take Off Weight:
78,018 Kg
171,998 lbs
Max Landing Weight:
Max Payload:
1,588 Kg
3,501 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity:
12,219 gallon
46,254 litre
Baggage Volume:
Seats - Economy / General:
2 seats
Seats - Business Class:
0
Seats - First Class:
0
Cabin Height:
Cabin Width:
Cabin Length:
Exterior Length:
32.74 metre - 107.41 feet
Tail height:
5.64 metre - 18.50 feet
Fuselage Diameter:
1.6 metre - 5.25 feet
Wing Span / Rotor Diameter:
16.94 metre - 55.58 feet
Wing Tips:
No Winglets

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