A-12 reconnaissance aircraft

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The A-12 reconnaissance aircraft was a high-altitude, high-speed spy plane developed by Lockheed's Skunk Works for the CIA as a predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird.

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A-12 reconnaissance aircraft canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lockheed aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
spy plane ⓘ
airframeMaterial titanium ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude flight ⓘ
high-speed flight ⓘ
strategic surveillance ⓘ
designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
developedBy Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
developedFor Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
engineModel Pratt & Whitney J58 ⓘ
feature area-ruled fuselage ⓘ
chined forebody ⓘ
reduced radar cross-section ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1962-04-26 ⓘ
fuselageType slender fuselage ⓘ
hasVariant M-21 ⓘ
YF-12 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed YF-12
introduced 1963 ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Corporation ⓘ
maximumSpeed over 2,000 mph ⓘ
maximumSpeedMach 3.2 ⓘ
notableMuseumDisplay CIA Headquarters, Langley, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: CIA Headquarters

California Science Center, Los Angeles ⓘ
USS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
partOfProgram Oxcart program ⓘ
predecessorOf SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
primaryUser Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
propulsionType turbojet ⓘ
relatedTo SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
retired 1968 ⓘ
role strategic reconnaissance ⓘ
serviceCeiling over 80,000 ft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
survivors several museum displays ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin-fin ⓘ
usedFor photographic reconnaissance ⓘ
signals intelligence (limited) ⓘ
usedIn Cold War ⓘ
wingConfiguration delta wing ⓘ

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YF-12C → airframeDerivedFrom → A-12 reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
M-21 → developedFrom → A-12 reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ