Lockheed M-21 (Blackbird) | The Museum of Flight
WEBThe Museum's aircraft is an M-21, the first of the rare two-seat variants of the early A-12. Built for a CIA program code-named "Tagboard," it carried an unpiloted D-21 drone for intelligence gathering.
The Blackbird - Museum of Flight
WEBThe Blackbird family of aircraft cruised at speeds of more than Mach 3 and altitudes of over 85,000 feet (25,500 m). Conceived more than 45 years ago and retired from active service since the late 1990s, Blackbirds remain the fastest piloted jets ever built.
Lockheed D-21B Drone | The Museum of Flight
WEBThe D-21 drone was an unpiloted aircraft originally designed for CIA and Air Force surveillance missions over particularly hostile territories. Launched from airborne carrier aircraft, the D-21's Marquardt ramjet engine propelled it …
Lockheed D-21 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lockheed D-21 is an American supersonic reconnaissance drone. The D-21 was initially designed to be launched from the back of an M-21 carrier aircraft, a variant of the Lockheed A-12 aircraft.
Lockheed M-21 Blackbird Walkaround Video. The Museum of Flight ...
WEBFilmed at The Flight Museum in Seattle, Washington, USA, this is a walkaround video of the Lockheed M-21 Blackbird spy plane fitted with the D-21 drone. ...more.
A Spy Plane Like No Other: The Blackbird - The Museum of Flight
WEBIf you're looking to get up close to a Blackbird, The Museum of Flight has a Blackbird cockpit you can sit in. This particular cockpit was involved in a crash in 1968. During takeoff, a brake caliper broke free and the landing gear punctured one of the fuel cells.
Museum of Flight Reveals Secrets of the SR-71 Blackbird
WEBJun 29, 2021 · See it today at Seattle’s Museum of Flight. What av geek doesn’t love speed, new technologies, advanced manufacturing methods, and the mysteries of a secret government program? Many aircraft embody these features, but none come close to the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.
50 Years Ago, the Lockheed D-21 Drone Made Supersonic History …
WEBMar 6, 2016 · Fifty years ago, on March 5, 1966, unmanned aircraft made supersonic history when a Lockheed D-21 drone launched off of the back of an M-21 Blackbird traveling Mach 3. The US always wanted ...
M-21 — Museum Of Flight, Seattle, WA - John Weeks
WEBLocation and photograph of each of the surviving SR-71 Blackbird spy planes, plus A-12, YF-12A, and M-21.
SR-71 Online - M-21 Blackbird
WEB5 days ago · The M-21 is an A-12-like aircraft designed to launch the once ultra-secret D-21 Drone. When the United States signed a treaty to end flights of manned vehicles over the Soviet Union, an unmanned vehicle was needed for reconnaissance.