Postage Stamp NASA YF-12 (SR-71 Blackbird) (1:200) PS5389-1

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The YF-12 was an experimental fighter-interceptor version of the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft.
YF-12s were used in a joint Air Force-NASA research program to study the thermal, structural, and aerodynamic effects of sustained, high-altitude flights.
The YF-12 was fabricated primarily from titanium alloy and was painted flat black, which enabled it to withstand high stresses in altitude and temperatures over 500°F.
The YF-12 set a speed record of 2,070.
101 mph and an altitude record of 80,257.
65 feet in 1965.
It was never adopted by the military as an operational aircraft.
It was, however, a precursor to the SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance plane.
The only YF-12 left in existence is currently displayed at the U.
S.
Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, OH.

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