Lockheed A-12

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Lockheed_SR-71
gptkb:Lockheed_YF-12
gptkb:Lockheed_A-12_family
gptkb:North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie
reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:armament none
gptkbp:built 15
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:CIA
1979
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Cuban_Missile_Crisis
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Middle_East
gptkbp:design gptkb:Kelly_Johnson
gptkbp:design_feature heat-resistant materials
sharp edges
radar-absorbing materials
gptkbp:designatedAs gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_J58
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight April 30, 1962
gptkbp:height 16 ft 6 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lockheed A-12
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lockheed_U-2
modern stealth aircraft
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Boeing_Bird_of_Prey
gptkb:F-22_Raptor
gptkb:F-117_Nighthawk
F-35 Lightning II
Northrop B-2 Spirit
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:length 102 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:maximum_speed gptkb:Mach_3.1
gptkbp:maxRange 90,000 ft
gptkbp:nickname Archangel-12
gptkbp:notableEvent Oxcart program
gptkbp:operational_status 1963
1968
reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:operationalHistory gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,900 miles
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:range 2,900 miles
gptkbp:retired 1968
gptkbp:role reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:secondary_mission intelligence gathering
gptkbp:security yes
gptkbp:service_ceiling 90,000 ft
gptkbp:serviceType 1963-1968
gptkbp:significance first operational stealth aircraft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:SR-71_program
gptkbp:team high-altitude reconnaissance
gptkbp:weight 60,000 lb
gptkbp:wingspan 55 ft 7 in
55.7 ft