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The Lockheed YF-12 is an American Mach 3+ capable, high-altitude interceptor prototype, developed and manufactured by American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. The interceptor was developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a potential replacement for the F-106 Delta Dart interceptor for the United States Air Force (USAF).
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 1963 1963 3 CL-1200 Lancer / X-27: Interceptor Lockheed Corporation Cancelled at mock-up stage Never Never 0 YF-12: Interceptor Lockheed Corporation: Mach 3+ Capable. Developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s as a potential replacement for the F-106 Delta Dart. Related to the SR-71 and A-12. 1963 Never 3 F-12C
The Pratt & Whitney J58 (company designation JT11D-20) is an American jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft. It was an afterburning turbojet engine with a unique compressor bleed to the afterburner that gave increased thrust at high speeds.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Lockheed YF-12, a prototype interceptor aircraft. This page was last edited on 10 February 2020, at 15:27 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
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The YF-12 program was a limited production variant of the A-12. Lockheed convinced the U.S. Air Force that an aircraft based on the A-12 would provide a less costly alternative to the recently canceled North American Aviation XF-108, since much of the design and development work on the YF-12 had already been done and paid for. Thus, in 1960 the ...
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