Sr-71 Av Richard H. Graham

<B><I>SR-71</I> covers every aspect of the spyplane’s development, manufacture, and active service, all from the insider’s perspective of one its pilots. Features over 200 incredible photos.</B><BR/><BR/> Flying to a coffee table near you comes the new paperback edition of this authoritative and illustrated history of the most mind-bending military aircraft ever flown! Developed by the renowned <B>Lockheed Skunk Works</B>, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect, setting world records for altitude and speed: an absolute <B>altitude record</B> of 85,069 feet on July 28, 1974, and an absolute <B>speed record</B> of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day.<BR/><BR/><B>Written by a former Blackbird pilot</B>, <I>SR-71 </I>covers every aspect of the aircraft's development, manufacture, and active service, all lavishly illustrated with <B>more than 200 photos</B>. The SR-71 remained in service with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was withdrawn from