Captain, USAF, Retired (1980)
Civilian, Dept of Army, Retired (1999)
Social Security, Retired (2000)
Other Comments:
Secretary, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Association
Commander, Maryland Regional Squadron, Sampson AFB Veterans Association
Available: We Served With Honor -
Memories of the Men Who Served the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing.
2nd Edition now published
By: James F. Bard, Jr., Linda Rios Bromley and Frank T. Hayes
Nearly 500 pages of history and stories from 1948 - 1957.
Available on Amazon.
Was there to greet the first bird at Beale. Did system reliability studies, etc.
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SR-71 Black Bird Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications StatsCentral Model Lockheed Martin SR-71A Blackbird Length 107.41 ft | 32.74 m Width 55.58 ft | 16.94 m Height 18.50 ft | 5.64 m Engine(s) 2 x Pratt & Whitney J58-1 turbo-ramjets generating 32,500lbs of standard thrust. Empty Weight 67,501 lbs | 30,618 kg MTOW 172,005 lbs | 78,020 kg Max Speed 2,275 mph | 3,661 km/h | 1,977 kts Max Range 2,900 miles | 4,667 km Ceiling 85,000 ft | 25,908 m | 16.1 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Internal provisioning limited to reconnaissance and surveillance equipment. Accommodations 2
