Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Lockheed SR-71A High-Altitude, High-Speed Reconnaissance Aircraft.
2 x Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous-bleed, afterburning turbo-ramjets developing 32,500 lb of thrust with reheat.
Propulsion
2,274 mph
3,660 kph | 1,976 kts
Max Speed
85,007 ft
25,910 m | 16 miles
Service Ceiling
3,682 miles
5,925 km | 3,199 nm
Operational Range
11,820 ft/min
3,603 m/min
Rate-of-Climb