{"product_id":"b00c7782xg","title":"SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pictorial history of the legendary Lockheed spy plane, written by one of its pilots and filled to the brim with information and revelation ( Seattle Post Intelligencer  Travel for Aircraft blog).\u003cbr\u003e\nAt the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound, so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle. Developed by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect, and it took the world by storm.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe SR-71 was in service with the US Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was withdrawn from use, superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action. Throughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. It set world records for altitude and speed: an absolute altitude record of 85,069 feet on July 28, 1974, and an absolute speed record of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day. On September 1, 1974, it set a speed and time record over a recognized course between New York and London (3,508 miles) of 1,435.587 miles per hour and an elapsed time of 1 hour, 54 minutes, 56.4 seconds.\u003cbr\u003e\nSR-71  covers every aspect of the plane's development, manufacture, modification, and active service from the insider's perspective of one its pilots—and is lavishly illustrated with more than 200 photos.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67883068195061,"sku":"YSL28315","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/81XuYVmE2ZL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793284283","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b00c7782xg","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}