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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Sabreliner: Early Business Jet Mockup
These rare photos show a full-scale mockup of a short-lived design concept of the North American Sabreliner business jet.
The “Hurricane Hunter” – NOAA Lockheed WP-3D
Hurricane research / NOAA / NOAA aircraft / Weather Research
Dornier Do-X Flying Boat
Massive for its day and, with a greater wingspan than a Boeing 757, airliner-sized even today, the Doriner Do-X flying boat served as a luxurious means of interconental travel for up to 100 passengers in the early 1930s.
