SR-71 Blackbird

The year was 1946. World War 2 had ended only months before, and already the stage was set for another global conflict. The United States and the Soviet Union, formerly allies in the war against Hitler's Third Reich, were now engaged in a standoff over what system of beliefs would prevail over the slowly recovering nations of Europe. The Soviet Union wasted no time in forming an Eastern Bloc, a group of satellite nations controlled by puppet governments, whose primary purpose was to provide a buffer

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Clarence Leonard, "Kelly" Johnson who was born on February 27, 1910 in the city of Ishpeming, Michigan. He was the designer of the Sr-71 Blackbird. He won an award for his first aircraft design at the age of 13 and his parents were Swedish. He went to Flint Central High School and graduated in the year of 1928. He later went to the University of Michigan and earned a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering. His nickname “Kelly” came from a kid that used to call him

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Clarence Leonard, "Kelly" Johnson who was born on February 27, 1910 in the city of Ishpeming, Michigan. He was the designer of the Sr-71 Blackbird. He won an award for his first aircraft design at the age of 13 and his parents were Swedish. He went to Flint Central High School and graduated in the year of 1928. He later went to the University of Michigan and earned a Master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering. His nickname “Kelly” came from a kid that used to call him

Daniel Haddad The SR-71 Blackbird The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is an advanced, long-range, mach 3 + strategic reconnaissance aircraft. It was developed for covert missions, and was created by Lockheed Skunk Works. Clarence Kelly Johnson was responsible for many of the design concepts. During the recon missions the SR-71 performed in, it had operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. The standard evasive action was simply to outrun and out accelerate any incoming missile

for a remote site to test the U-2. Grooms Lake is chosen as the location for the runway. By August of 1955, the U-2 makes its first flight from Grooms Lake. That was only the beginning for test flights from Area 51. In April 1962, the first A-12 Blackbird was tested at Groom Lake. February 1982, the F-117A Stealth fighter takes off for the first time. All other test flights have not been released to the public, but that doesn't mean they don't occur. However, they are, in no way, shape or form, alien

Lockheed contributed to the innovations of space travel when they put the first U.S. satellite into orbit around earth in 1959. They used the Lockheed Agena to perform this feat (Timeline,1). In 1962 Lockheed introduces the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird

Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson came to Lockheed in 1932 looking for a job but was turned down soon after for not having enough experience. After that he realized that he need more schooling to be able to get the jobs that he wants so he went back to school an got his master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Johnson later went back to the same place he got turned down at for a job but not only got the job but became the sixth engineer working for the Lockheed Company. When World War II came around

Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was an African American mathematician and human computer who worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and NASA, at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. She was born on September 20th,1910 in Kansas City, MO. Dorothy was married to her beloved husband Howard Vaughan. She graduated from Beechurst High School in 1925. Dorothy got her education at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Where she later got her Bachelor’s in Science degree. Her parents

there is a chance this person could harm me that maybe he could give me some answers. My eyes dart back and forth between the bird and shadow, I realize that they both have something in common. For some reason, they both appeared out of nowhere. The blackbird flies off, leaving me alone with the figure. Why hasn’t it spoken to me yet, or moved in front of me? The worst possible thing that could happen, I guess, would be that it kills me making me actually die so, I turn my head around slowly- “WATCH OUT

In 2023 Lexie and I had planned a best friend trip to Turkey we planned to stay for a week. We decided to go to Turkey because that 's where Lexie is from and she wanted to show me around. This was like a dream come true for her. We started planning a year early so we can get everything in order. The first thing we did was save our money and put in our best friend saving account. We saved a total of $10,000, we both had great paying jobs. The next thing we had to on our list was book flights because