This is the first airplane made largely from titanium, a strong, light metal.
Specs
Material: Titanium
Wingspan: 16.9 meters (55 feet 7 inches)
Height: 5.6 meters (18 feet 6 inches)
Length: 31.2 meters (102 feet 3 inches)
Speed: Mach 2.0, twice the speed of sound
Altitude: 18,000 meters (60,000 feet)
Takeoff distance, maximum weight:
Takeoff weight: 53,000 kg (117,000 pounds)
Landing weight: 23,600 kg (52,000 pounds)
Engines: 2 Pratt and Whitney J-75s, each rated at 17,000 pounds of thrust
First flight: January 1963
Number of flights: 614
Hours of flight: 1,076 hours flying time
The A-12 trainer in flight
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