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Originally Posted by Platapus
There are a few static displays of aircraft that look like the SR-71. But maybe they are not SR-71s. How can you tell the difference?
1. If it is a single seater, it is an A-12 (there was one 2-seat trainer but that's gone)
2. If the forward chines are chopped short of the nose, it is a YF-12
3. If it is a two seater and the chines go to the nose it is an SR-71
SR-71 trivia question: What color is the SR-Blackbird?  |
Refer to the link I posted at the bottom of the last page it lists and has photos of every A-12/SR-71 on display in the US it lists them by model A-12 or SR-71 A or B and the location.Look at those pictures and you will see the differences.
The two seat A-12 is in LA she still is around(
http://www.sr-71.org/photogallery/blackbird/06927/ ).If you look at the body of the A-12 it looks as if they designed it to allow a second cockpit if needed and some had one I suppose with the SR they decided to have a full time extra man to deal with the electronics and let the pilot focus on flying.
The color is indigo blue.
What I like are the start carts because my old job in the Air Force was working on and driving these and other equipment to aircraft without us nobody flies.
http://www.sr-71.org/photogallery/bl...rt-2004-10.jpg
that is two V-8 engines either two Buick or two Chevy take that Ford and Chrysler! your engines cant handle the work load of starting the Blackbird.They one of these machines for each engine. Nowadays they use diesel engines or a gas turbine to start em up the gas turbine can also use bleed air to start engines.