Length is 107 feet 5 inches height is 18 feet 6 inches. Wing span is 55 feet 7 inches. Wing area is 1,800 square feet. Weight is about 140,000 pounds. Engine is two Pratt & Witney J-58 axial flow turbo-rmajets with afterburners. Each produce 32,500 pounds of thrust. maximum speed is classified but estimated at Mach 3.5, more than 2,500 mph. Normal speed is around Mach 3.2, more than 2,000 mph. Range is classified but estimated at over 2,500 miles. Operation ceiling is classified and estimated at 85,000 feet normal and maximum at 101,500 feet. Recon equipment is stored in the nose as the main camera. it is fully detachable to be chaged or fitted with different equipment. Four compartments in the fuselage house panoramic, long-range & infared cameras, electronic intelligence sensors & side-looking radars.
It is said that the SR-71 can determine what kind of golf ball you are using at 101,000 feet with its cameras! This is a classic aircraft that has changed history ever since it was created.
