Lockheed_YF-12.jpg

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English: Conceived as a triple-sonic interceptor aircraft , the YF-12 had all of the blazing performance of its more famous sister aircraft, the SR-71 Blackbird . On May 1, 1965, the YF-12 set no less than nine world absolute speed and altitude records at Edwards Air Force Base . Among these was a sustained altitude of 80,257 feet and a speed of 2,070 mph. In spite of this performance and operational potential, the aircraft never entered production.
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  • 2005-05-16 04:21 Triddle 1821×1468× (223712 bytes) Conceived as a triple-sonic interceptor, the YF-12 had all of the blazing performance of its more famous sister aircraft, the SR-71. On May 1, 1965, the YF-12 set no less than nine world absolute speed and altitude records at Edwards AFB. Among these was