Lockheed SR-71B Cockpit Design
Among the 32 Lockheed SR-71 Blackbirds built, only two were equipped with two seats as trainers. The example shown here went on to log nearly 4,000 hours of flight time – more than any other Blackbird – and is now on display at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo museum in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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