X-73 program

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military program
gptkbp:aircraft reconnaissance aircraft
gptkbp:associatedWith Project_Oxcart
stealth_technology_development
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:contributedTo intelligence community
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:USAF
1976
gptkbp:design variable geometry wings
gptkbp:designatedAs gptkb:USAF
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:engineType turbojet engine
gptkbp:featuredIn documentaries
gptkbp:firstFlight 1964
1976-01-01
1964-07-22
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered high-speed flight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label X-73 program
gptkbp:influenced future reconnaissance aircraft designs
modern military aviation.
aerial reconnaissance policy
gptkbp:influencedBy U-2 program
gptkbp:inspiredBy previous reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involvedIn intelligence operations
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:keyPeople gptkb:Kelly_Johnson
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern UAVs
gptkbp:maxSpeed gptkb:Mach_3.2
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blackbird
gptkbp:notableEvent first aircraft to fly at Mach 3+
gptkbp:notableFeature stealth capabilities
overflight_of_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:numberBuilt 3
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:CIA
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,500 miles
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:USAF
1960s to 1970s
highly successful
gptkbp:primaryMission intelligence gathering
gptkbp:purpose advanced reconnaissance
gptkbp:relatedPatent A-12 Oxcart
gptkbp:relatedTo Aerial surveillance
gptkbp:retired advancements in satellite technology
gptkbp:secondaryMission surveillance of enemy territory
gptkbp:service_ceiling 85,000 feet
gptkbp:status declassified
gptkbp:succeededBy high
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SR-71_Blackbird
gptkbp:technology classified
high-altitude aircraft
reconnaissance sensors
gptkbp:usedIn military exercises
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1960s