YF-12 Blackbird
Note: After the cancellation of the F-12 program, NASA was
given two of the YF-12A prototypes for high-speed flight
research. When one of those two aircraft was lost, the USAF
allocated an early SR-71A to the agency as a replacement.
However, at that time, the existence of the SR-71 program
was still a secret and the appearance of this aircraft at
Edwards was covered by redesignating it as a YF-12C.
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Unless otherwise indicated, these photos are courtesy of
NASA/Dryden.
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