Lockheed YF-12

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The Lockheed YF-12 was a high-speed, high-altitude American interceptor prototype developed in the 1960s as a derivative of the A-12/SR-71 family, intended to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft with advanced radar and long-range missiles.

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Label Occurrences
Lockheed YF-12 canonical 5
YF-12 4

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf interceptor aircraft ⓘ
prototype aircraft ⓘ
achievedAltitudeRecord yes ⓘ
achievedSpeedRecord yes ⓘ
airframeMaterial titanium ⓘ
airIntakeType variable-geometry inlet ⓘ
armament AIM-47 Falcon missile ⓘ
linked to: AIM-47 Falcon
avionics fire-control radar ⓘ
cancellationReason budget constraints ⓘ
changing defense priorities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
crewPositions pilot ⓘ
weapons systems officer ⓘ
derivedFrom Lockheed A-12 ⓘ
designedFor high-altitude operations ⓘ
long-range interception ⓘ
designer Clarence "Kelly" Johnson ⓘ
developedBy Lockheed Skunk Works ⓘ
developedFor United States Air Force ⓘ
engineType afterburning turbojet ⓘ
family A-12/SR-71 family ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed A-12
firstFlight 1963-08-07 ⓘ
height 5.64 m ⓘ
introduced 1963 ⓘ
landingGear tricycle landing gear ⓘ
length 30.97 m ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed Corporation ⓘ
maximumSpeed Mach 3.2 ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight 63,500 kg ⓘ
missileCapacity 3 AIM-47 missiles ⓘ
notableFeature chines along fuselage ⓘ
stealthy shaping for reduced radar cross-section ⓘ
numberBuilt 3 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operatedBy NASA ⓘ
powerplant Pratt & Whitney J58 ⓘ
primaryMission high-speed interception ⓘ
programOutcome canceled ⓘ
radar Hughes AN/ASG-18 ⓘ
range over 3,000 km ⓘ
recordType world altitude record for interceptor aircraft ⓘ
world speed record for interceptor aircraft ⓘ
relatedTo Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird
retired 1979 ⓘ
role interceptor ⓘ
research aircraft ⓘ
serviceCeiling over 80,000 ft ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
usedAs NASA research aircraft ⓘ
usedBy United States Air Force ⓘ
wingspan 16.94 m ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

JP-7 → usedIn → Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
Lockheed A-12 program → aircraftVariantDeveloped → YF-12 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed YF-12
Lockheed A-12 → variant → YF-12 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed YF-12
YF-12C → relatedTo → Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney J58 → developedFor → Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
Pratt & Whitney J58 → usedInAircraft → Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ
Blackbird family → notableMember → YF-12 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed YF-12
A-12 reconnaissance aircraft → hasVariant → YF-12 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed YF-12
JT11D-20 → usedInAircraft → Lockheed YF-12 ⓘ