OXCART program

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:program
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_A-12
A-12
gptkbp:aircraft_role gptkb:Espionage
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:base gptkb:Area_51
gptkbp:benefits successful outcomes
successful reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:ceiling 90,000 feet
gptkbp:challenges technical difficulties
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1979
gptkbp:design Skunk Works team
gptkbp:design_features gptkb:stealth_technology
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:1959
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:duration 8 years
gptkbp:end_date gptkb:1968
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_J58
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1962
A-12
April 30, 1962
gptkbp:funding CIA funding
gptkbp:has_ability highly successful
gptkbp:has_achievements advanced aircraft capabilities
gptkbp:has_documentation extensive records
gptkbp:height 18 feet 5 inches
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered stealth technology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label OXCART program
gptkbp:impact influenced future aircraft designs
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:U-2_program
gptkbp:intelligence photographic reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved military and civilian engineers
gptkbp:involved_technology high-speed flight technology
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern reconnaissance aircraft
influenced intelligence operations.
gptkbp:length 102 feet 0 inches
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Skunk_Works
gptkbp:max_speed Mach 3.2
gptkbp:military_strategy 1990s
gptkbp:mission gptkb:1975
gptkbp:notable_feature high altitude performance
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:operational_period 1960s
gptkbp:operational_use strategic reconnaissance
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:project gptkb:Kelly_Johnson
gptkb:Project_Blue_Book
surveillance and reconnaissance
1959-1979
gptkbp:project_closure gptkb:1979
gptkbp:project_code_name OXCART
gptkbp:purpose develop advanced reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:related_aircraft Lockheed YF-12
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:result 1970s
gptkbp:retirement_year gptkb:1979
gptkbp:significant_event first operational flight
gptkbp:stealth_features low radar cross-section
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:A-12_Oxcart
gptkbp:top_speed 2,200 mph
gptkbp:type gptkb:covert_operations
gptkbp:wingspan 55 feet 7 inches
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Area_51
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5