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The SR-71 Blackbird is a beautiful aircraft and one of the fastest aircraft still today. This model is fully assembled and is made of die-cast metal and comes with a collectible landing strip piece that you can connect to other pieces as you buy more aircraft in the series. This Airplane Model is in about a 1:500 scale so its about 4 inches long or so. This military model is brand new and factory sealed by Hot Wings. From the Nasa Website: Developed for the USAF as reconnaissance aircraft more than 30 years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly more than 2200 mph (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. As research platforms, the aircraft can cruise at Mach 3 for more than one hour. For thermal experiments, this can produce heat soak temperatures of over 600 degrees (F). This operating environment makes the aircraft excellent platforms to carry out research and experiments in a variety of areas -- aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, thermal protection materials, high-speed and high-temperature instrumentation, atmospheric studies, and sonic boom characterization. The SR-71 has also been used in a program to study ways of reducing sonic boom overpressures that are heard on the ground much like sharp thunderclaps when an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound. Data from the Sonic Boom Mitigation Study could eventually lead to aircraft designs that would reduce the "peak" of sonic booms and minimize the startle affect they produce on the ground. One of Dryden's SR-71s is now being used for the Linear Aerospike SR experiment, or LASRE, in which the unique aerospike engine being developed for the X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle is mounted on the back of the SR-71. Dryden has a decade of past experience at sustained speeds above Mach 3. Two YF-12 aircraft were flown at the facility between December 1969 and November 1979 in a joint NASA/USAF program to learn more about the capabilities and limitations of high speed, high altitude flight. The YF-12s were prototypes of a planned interceptor aircraft based on a design that later evolved into the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft are 107.4 feet (32.73 m) long, have a wing span of 55.6 feet (16.94 m), and are l8.5 feet (5.63 m) high (ground to the top of the rudders when parked). Gross takeoff weight is about 140,000 pounds (52253.83 kg), including a fuel weight of 80,000 pounds (29859.33 kg). The airframes are built almost entirely of titanium and titanium alloys to withstand heat generated by sustained Mach 3 flight. Aerodynamic control surfaces consist of all-moving vertical tail surfaces above each engine nacelle, ailerons on the outer wings, and elevators on the trailing edges between the engine exhaust nozzles. The two SR-71s at Dryden have been assigned the following NASA tail numbers: NASA 844 (A model), military serial 64-17980, manufactured in July 1967, and NASA 831 (B model), military serial 64-17956, manufactured in September 1965. From 1991 through 1994, Dryden also had another "A" model, NASA 832, military serial 64-17971, manufactured in October 1966. This aircraft was returned to the USAF inventory and was the first aircraft reactivated for USAF reconnaissance purposes in 1995. Data from the SR-71 high speed research program will be used to aid designers of future supersonic/hypersonic aircraft and propulsion systems, including a high speed civil transport. The last SR-71 flight was made on Saturday October 9, 1999, at the Edwards AFB air show. The aircraft used was NASA 844. The aircraft was also scheduled to make a flight the following day, but a fuel leak grounded the aircraft and prevented it from flying again. The NASA SR-71s were then put in flyable storage, where they remained until 2002. They were then sent to museums. Payment Methods Available
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The Model Airplane Mall is brought to you by Just Plane Fun and is your source for great prices on Schabak, Herpa Wings, Wooster, Star Jets, Gemini Jets, Dragon Wings, Corgi, Hot Wings and other great aviation and airline collectibles. We feature die cast airline miniatures in many different scales and quality choices to ensure that we can supply every aviation model collector's tastes. Please let us know if there is an aviation memorabilia item that you would like to see us carry and we will do our best to investigate it! Whatever you collect, we are confident that we will be your favorite online aviation collectibles site! PLEASE NOTE: that due to the fact that we sell our often limited edition items on multiple marketplaces, there are rare occasions where an item may prove to be unavailable. We apologize and we do everything we can to avoid that occuring, but rarely it does. PLEASE ALSO NOTE, ON CERTAIN LIMITED EDITION ITEMS, SUCH AS THE AEROCLASSICS MODELS, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT PURCHASES TO 2 UNITS MAXIMUM PER HOUSEHOLD OR ADDRESS. THIS LIMIT IS APPLIED REGARDLESS OF WHAT SALES CHANNEL YOU USE TO BUY THEM FROM US. Shipping Policy
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