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SR-71 Facts: 29 Details That Might Surprise You

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Lockheed’s “Skunk Works” Created The SR-71 In Twenty Months

SR-71 Facts
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Kelly Johnson, famous aircraft designer for Lockheed’s Skunk Works notably said “Everything had to be invented, everything,” in reference to the SR-71 being a completely new idea. The aircraft went from idea to in service in only 20 months. A feat of epic proportions. SR-71 missions demanded perfection from the entire team of pilots, maintainers, mission planners and photo processors. There was no room for error due to the sensitivity of the intelligence and technology used in gathering it.