Lockheed A-12 | Speed matters

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The story of the battle between engineers and the laws of physics, which created an aircraft whose capabilities are still amazing. Welcome to the Age of Archangels. The A-12 is a high-speed, high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft created by the Lockheed Skunk Works division for the CIA under the Oxcart program in the early 1960s. The breakthrough design and power plant gave the aircraft the ability to fly at a cruising speed of more than Mach 3, which, for that time, was a revolutionary achievement. The Oxcart project and the A-12 itself, led by the CIA for a long time, were strictly classified. This, along with the limited number and duration of service, was the reason why the strategic reconnaissance plane SR-71 became the famous representative of the heirs of the Archangel, although the A-12 was the founder of this family. Today we will get acquainted with the A-12, its history and design and try to figure out why it became such an iconic aircraft. Thank you for watching! Subscribe to the channel, comment, like! If you want to support Skyships and our work, welcome to our Patreon. We will create some special content for you there: https://www.patreon.com/skyships Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skyshipscom/ Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyships_world/ 00:00 - Age of archangels 00:53 - Problems and their solutions 02:54 - GUSTO and OXCART 06:27 - Airframe 09:03 - Landing gear 10:05 - Fuel 14:56 - The heat 17:18 - The turboramjet engines 22:34 - Cockpit and equipment 25:04 - Flight on a meteorite 31:55 - Going out the world