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Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird: The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane Hardcover – May 28, 2018

by James C. Goodall (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 130 ratings
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The most complete book ever published on the SR-71 Blackbird, from initial design stage and testing through production, testing, and operations.

The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, the world’s only operational Mach 3 aircraft, and was designed, built, and tested by Lockheed’s famed “Skunk Works.” This new book covers all fifty Blackbirds built, from the first flight in 1962, to the last in 1999. As a replacement for the venerable U-2 spyplane, Lockheed went from contract signing to first flight in only thirty-two months starting in April 1958—from the beginning of design studies to the signing of a contract from the CIA to build the initial batch of A-12s in February 1960, to first flight in 1962.

  • From A-1 design through the completion of the very first Radar Cross Section models of the A-12
  • Testing of every major system and subsystem
  • More than 700 color and black-and-white images from a variety of sources, as well as the author’s own superb, new photography

Author Jim Goodall has authored more than two dozen books and articles on military aircraft, naval ships, and submarines with a focus on Low Observables or, as it is known today, Stealth.

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    224 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Schiffer Military History
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    May 28, 2018
  5. Dimensions
    9.25 x 1 x 12.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    076435504X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0764355042
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Over the past thirty-five years, Jim Goodall has authored over two dozen books and articles on military aircraft, naval ships and submarines. His book on the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit is his twenty-first published work. Goodall is an expert on Lockheed's family of Blackbirds with multiple books on the subject. He also co-authored and published the very first book on the F-117A Stealth fighter with long time friend, Bill Sweetman.

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

The Illustrated History of America's Legendary Mach 3 Spy Plane

The legendary SR-71 Blackbird spy plane was, and still is, one of the world’s operational Mach 3 aircraft, and was designed, built, and tested by Lockheed’s famed 'Skunk Works'. This new book covers all fifty Blackbirds built, from the first flight in 1962, to the last in 1999. This book describes and illustrates the SR-71 as never before, using images from a variety of sources, as well as the author’s own superb, new photography.

  • Most complete collection of Blackbird photos ever published
  • Covers initial design stage, testing, production, flight test, operations, airframe losses, NASA
  • Covers the world’s most classified unmanned Mach 3.5 drone: the D-21 Tagboard

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About the Author

Over the last thirty-five years Jim Goodall has authored more than two dozen books and articles on military aircraft, naval ships, and submarines with a focus on Low Observables, or as it is known today, Stealth.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Schiffer Military History; 1st edition (May 28, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 076435504X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764355042
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.25 x 1 x 12.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 130 ratings

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pet person
5.0 out of 5 stars nice hardcover coffee table book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2024
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Lovely hardcover book. great pictures, fascinating facts. Good on the coffee table for the Blackbird enthusiast.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect reply to "OK, Boomer"
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2021
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Not just a decorative accent for your mid-century modern living room's coffee table, this is a deeply researched and lushly presented history & tribute to the SR-71, Kelly Johnson, and the history of the Skunk Works. If you can find anyone under 40 still capable of reading (and accurately intellectually processing) anything longer than a tweet, and looking at something other than a phone screen, they just might realize that one of the best-designed and highest-performing aircraft - still to this day - was designed and construction started in the late 1950s. In a perfect world, that would lead them to ask why we have not advanced in aircraft design and engineering at the same pace as other technology during that same 60+ years, and incentivize them to start doing something about it.
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John P. Santucci
5.0 out of 5 stars Blackbird family Photo Album...a must have if you have any interest in the Sled.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2018
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An excellent photo album on the SR-71 and its family.
Yes, text is minimal, but what is printed is enough to tell you what you're seeing. There is a lot of unpublished photos.
The assembly pictures are great.
The section on the D-21 was excellent.
Listing each type of the SR family by tail number, with representative photos is great. USAF and NASA.
Disposition of each aircraft is nice to have. Every photo in this album belongs there.
Liked the format of the book. The cover, great.
I've known James Goodall since the 80's. Even back then he was a go to encyclopedia on all things Blackbird.
He is a terrific person. And a darn good photographer, too. His photo / slide archive is awesome!

This is a must have book if the SR-71, if remarkable bird interests you.
It joins my SR-71 library along with Col. Richard H. Graham and Paul Crickmore's books on this subject.

Excellent work, Jim!

John - Tucson
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Charles S. Mauro
5.0 out of 5 stars THE SR-71 HISTORY
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2021
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An excellent book all about the SR-71 Blackbird. Well written history and super pictures through out the book. Well done.
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Ursiform
4.0 out of 5 stars Enough blackbird pictures to saturate any blackbird lover
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2018
With about a zillion and four blackbird books out there, including another four by this author, why this book? What this book is about is pictures, more pictures, then even more pictures of anything blackbird related. (And, despite the title, not only the SR-71, but the other versions as well.)

Planes in flight, planes on the ground, planes in pieces, pieces of planes, drawings of pieces of planes, wreckage of planes, patches, if it is related it is here.

What this is not is a narrative story of the development of the planes. There is a one page forward, a one page intro, and then the torrent of pictures. All have captions, and there is much information in the captions, but already knowing the basic history is a near must for diving into this book.

The author says he has over 30,000 blackbird photos. This book "only" has about 1000 in it. Nonetheless, it is more like an archive than a curated collection and there are a lot of similar pictures and many pictures of interest only to a true fanatic.

So, ultimately, this is a book for someone who can't get enough blackbird pictures.

I was provided a copy for review by the publisher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020
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Extremely fast delivery. Great packaging. The book is just amazing. Its by Aviation Historian Jim Goodal with just a huge amount of facts and information. The pictures and layout are like a coffee table book and is wonderful to read and look at. A must have for any SR-71 fan. Get it!
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Steven
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully illustrated book
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
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Well documented and many photos I have never seen previously. Covers every module and program from design/development through CIA Oxcart program through the last flights in 1999 with the NASA test flights. A nice edition to my library of 20+ books on the greatest airplane of all.
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Mr Bronson
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2020
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A must-have for any SR-71 fan, written and compiled by one of its greatest fans. Each photo mentions the tail number so you know exactly which individual plane he's talking about.
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George Macdonald
5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2023
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The sr71 blackbird is my favourite plane, and the book describes it brilliantly.
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Spektre
2.0 out of 5 stars Alla faccia!
Reviewed in Italy on September 23, 2021
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Alla faccia del leggero danno in copertina....e dentro?
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2.0 out of 5 stars Alla faccia!
Reviewed in Italy on September 23, 2021
Alla faccia del leggero danno in copertina....e dentro?
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TM
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Grafik und Optik des Buches
Reviewed in Germany on January 30, 2019
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Sehr faszinierendes Thema kombiniert mit einer einzigartigen Aufmachung des Buchs. Tolle Fotos, tolles Material, tolle Grafiken (alleine das Logo im Innencover, zusammengesetzt aus der SR-71 ist super!)
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Marco G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Tout sur le SR-71 BLACKBIRD
Reviewed in France on October 14, 2018
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Superbe ouvrage sur cet avion de légende. Un concentré de photos et croquis sur l'avion et son historique.
De plus l'historique (en anglais) se lit au fil des pages.
il permet aussi aux maquettistes de trouver une foule de photos de détail.
Ouvrage à offrir pour les fêtes !
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azza
3.0 out of 5 stars Familienalbum der SR-71 auf Glanzpapier.
Reviewed in Germany on March 27, 2024
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Als reine Bildersammlung grundsätzlich gut. Leider werden bei rund 700 Fotos auf 220 Seiten sehr viele kleine und ganz kleine Abbildungen notwendig. Die vorliegende Auswahl zeigt einmal mehr, daß weniger, aber besser ausgewählte und dafür größere Abbildungen wesentlich effektiver sind. So wird für das NASA-Logo und das von Skunk Works je eine Seite geopfert. Dafür blättert man sich dann durch Seiten mit sinnlosen Briefmarken-Bildchen des fast 33 Meter langen Flugzeugs. Etwa 160 Seiten sind interessant und informativ gestaltet.
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