| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 60-6940 |
| Alternate Serial: | 06940 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed A-12/YF-12/M-21/SR-71 Blackbird |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed M-21 |
| C/n (msn): | 134 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 16 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 805366 |
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On display at Museum of Flight. Article 134 is the first of two built in 1963 and the only one to survive a test loss. It was retired after 80 flights. D-21 'Tagboard' drone #510 for unmanned recce is attached to the spine launch pylon. Launch of these drones at M 3.3 by the Launch Control Officer (LCO) seated in the aft cockpit proved difficult. The 13.1 m titanium D-21 with a max weight of 4,990 kg was powered by a Marquart XRJ43-MA-20S4 ramjet engine that could fly the drone in excess of M 3.3 and 80,000 ft for around 90 min. Only the nose section with the cameras and film was recoverable. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 May 2025, and has since been viewed 88 times. |