AIRCRAFT > OBSERVATION > SR-71 > THE SR-71 - SETTING THE WORLDS SPEED RECORD - 2,189 MPH - JULY 1976
Title:
THE SR-71 - SETTING THE WORLDS SPEED RECORD - 2,189 MPH - JULY 1976
Artist:
Ren Wicks
Categories:
AIRCRAFT >> OBSERVATION >> SR-71
Catalog Number:
1976.140
Description:
On the morning of July 27, 1976, an SR-71 'Blackbird' out of Beale Air Force Base California, zoomed to a new closed-course speed record of 2189 Mph, eclipsing the old record held by the Russian Foxbat by 250 Mph. The painting depicts the record setting aircraft over Northern Arizona at an altitude exceeding 50,000 Feet.
