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After the bombing of [[Libya]] in April 1986 ([[Operation El Dorado Canyon]]), two Blackbirds flew a mission to collect post-strike intelligence. It was the first time that two SR-71s flew a joint mission.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_359.shtml Libyan Wars, 1980-1989, Part 5]</ref>
After the bombing of [[Libya]] in April 1986 ([[Operation El Dorado Canyon]]), two Blackbirds flew a mission to collect post-strike intelligence. It was the first time that two SR-71s flew a joint mission.<ref>[http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_359.shtml Libyan Wars, 1980-1989, Part 5]</ref>
== Specifications ==
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| '''Function'''
| High-speed, high altitude reconnaissance aircraft
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| '''Contractor'''
| Lockheed
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| '''Power plant'''
| Two Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous-bleed [[afterburning]] turbojets with 32,500 lbf (145 kN) each
|-
| '''Length'''
| 107 [[feet (measurement)|feet]], 6 [[inch]]es
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| '''Height'''
| 18 feet, 6 inches
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| '''Maximum speed'''
| Mach 3.2 at 70,000 ft
|-
|-
| '''Wingspan'''
| 55 feet, 7 inches
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| '''Empty weight'''
| 67,500 pounds
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|'''Maximum Weight'''
| 172,000 pounds
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| '''Crew'''
|Two: a pilot and a radar officer
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|'''Range'''
| 2,900 nautical miles
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|'''Ceiling'''
| 85,000 feet
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|'''Armament'''
|None
|}
==See also==
*[[U-2]]
*[[Francis Gary Powers]]
==External links==
[http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/sr-71/ SR-71.org]
[http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/sr-71.htm SR-71 at FAS]
==References==
==References==