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Designed by Nigel G Wilcox

SR-71 Specifications:

Manufacturer:                                Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Length:                                           107' 5"
Length of Nose Probe:                   4' 11"
Wing Span:                                    55' 7"
Wing Area:                                    1,795 ft. sq.
Wing Aspect Ratio:                        1.939
Wing Root Chord:                          60.533
Wing Dihedral Angle:                    0 degrees
Wing Chord:                                  0.00
Wing Sweep:                                  52.629 degrees
Inboard Elevon Area:                     39.00 ft. sq.
Outboard Elevon Area:                  52.50 ft. sq.
Total Vertical Rudder Area:           150.76 ft. sq.
Moveable Rudder Area:                70.24 ft. sq.
Rudder Root Chord:                       14.803 ft.
Rudder Tip Chord:                          7.833 ft.
Height:                                            18' 6"
Empty Weight:                                59,000 lbs.
Maximum Weight:                          170,000 lbs.
Fuselage Diameter:                         5.33 ft.
Service Ceiling:                                85,000'+
Maximum Speed:                            Mach 3.3+ (Limit CIT of 427 degrees C)
Cruising Speed:                               Mach 3.2
Engines:                                            2 Pratt & Whittney J-58 (JT11D-20A) with 34,000 lbs. of thrust.
Range:                                                3,200 nautical miles (without refueling)