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.
Topics Related To: AVIATION HISTORY
LaGuardia Airport, Circa 1941: Home to Luxury Transatlantic Flying Boats
Before traffic and delays, LaGuardia was a glamorous gateway where flying boats carried passengers to Europe in 1940s elegance.
Boeing YC-14 Transport Jet Prototype
An experimental Boeing YC-14 transport jet creates an aerodynamic vortex during ground operations.
Four Reasons Aircraft Flotation Bags Saved Aircraft but Never Saw Widespread Use
How the downsides of aircraft flotation bags outweighed their benefits in 1930s and 1940s military aviation.
