LOCKHEED SR-71 BLACKBIRD
SR-71 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | The Lockheed Aircraft Corp., Burbank, California, USA (Designed by Lockheed "Skunk" Works) |
| Model: | A-12 |
| Designations: | SR-71; B-12, B-71, F-12, M-21, RS-12, RS-71 |
| Name: | Blackbird (unofficial) |
| First official flight: | (A-12) 26/04/1962 (SR-71A) 22/12/1964 |
| Factory production period: | 1960 - 1967 |
| Primary service period: | 1966 - 1990 1995 - 1998 (temporary reactivation) |
| Last official flight: | (SR-71A) 22/11/1989 (last
USAF flight) (SR-71A) 09/10/1999 (last NASA flight) |
SR-71 VARIANTS
| 1962 | Model A-12 | A-12 |
15 |
|
| 1963 | Model A-12 | YF-12A |
3 |
Total: 18 |
| 1964 | Model A-12 | SR-71A |
29 |
|
| 1965 | Model A-12 | SR-71B |
2 |
|
| 1969 | Model A-12 | SR-71C |
1 |
Total: 32 |
|
Grand Total: 50 |
SR-71 PRODUCTION
A-12
High-altitude reconn./surveillance aircraft, 12 as single
seaters, 1 (60-6927), trainer with dual cockpit and last 2 as
double seaters for launching the D-21 Drone.
Produced 1960 - 1964
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 60-6924 / 60-6933 | 121 / 130 | |
| 60-6937 / 60-6941 | 131 / 135 |
Total: 15 |
| 7 additional 2-seater airframes cancelled. | ||
YF-12A
As A-12, high-altitude interceptor version,
three ventral fins, double
seater.
Produced 1963
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 60-6934 / 60-6936 | 1001 / 1003 |
Total: 03 |
YF-12B
- Proposed production version of YF-12A, 15 cancelled.
SR-71A
As A-12, high-altitude reconn./surveillance aircraft.
Larger fuselage, ventral fins deleted, more fuel, 2-seater.
Original designations were RS-12, B-12, B-71, then RS-71.
S/n sometimes incorrectly presented as 64-17950 / 64-17955
and 64-17958 / 64-17980.
Produced 1964 - 1967
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 61-7950 / 61-7955 | 2001 / 2006 | |
| 61-7958 / 61-7980 | 2009 / 2031 |
Total: 29 |
| 4 additional airframes cancelled. | ||
SR-71B
As SR-71A, trainer version with a dual raised cockpit,
two ventral fins.
S/n sometimes incorrectly presented as 64-17956, 64-17957.
Produced 1965
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 61-7956, 61-7957 | 2007, 2008 |
Total: 02 |
SR-71C
As SR-71B, built from parts of damaged YF-12A(60-6934)
and parts from a static test YF-12A aircraft.
S/n sometimes incorrectly presented as 64-17981.
Produced 1969
Lockheed Burbank, California (LO)
| 61-7981 | 2000 |
Total: 01 |
|
Grand Total: 50 |
SR-71 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| YF-12C |
1 |
SR-71A(61-7951), 1971-1978, conversion for NASA
tests. Re-assigned with a stored A-12 s/n: 60-6937. |
| M-21 |
2 |
A-12 (60-6940, 60-6941), 1964,
factory conversions
as carriers for the GTD-21B Drone, 2-seater tandem cockpit. |