SR-71 Habu, the
Blackbird, shown in aviation art prints by Philip West depicting the Habu
SR-71 at Mach 3 entitled Habu 972.
Habu 972 at Mach 3.0 by Philip West.
Richard Graham and RSO Don Emmons cruising their SR-71 in after-burner,
gathering intelligence over the Soviet nuclear facility at Kamchatka,
December 15, 1976. At 80,000ft Rich Graham's SR-71 Blackbird is all but invisible to the
three MiG fighters seen contrailing at 45,000 ft below. Under radar
control, the MiGs make a futile attempt to intercept, but with the SR-71
travelling at three times the speed of sound along the edge of the
stratosphere, there is nothing they can do. At this great height the crew
of Habu 972 can clearly see the pronounced curvature of the earth and, in
broad daylight above them, the brightest stars shining in the heavens. The
SR-71 Habu 972, now resides in the National Air & Space Museum,
Washington DC.
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