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While deployed at Okinawa, the SR-71s and their aircrew members gained the nickname Habu (as did the A-12s preceding them) after a pit viper indigenous to Japan, which the Okinawans thought the plane resembled.[1]
That[2]
was originally named R-12 by Lockheed.[N 1]
References
Footnotes
- ^ See the opening fly page in Crickmore (2000), which contains a copy of the original R-12 labeled plan view drawing of the vehicle.
Citations
- ^ Crickmore (1997), p. 64
- ^ Graham (1996), p. 47
Bibliography
- Crickmore, Paul F. (1997). "Lockheed's Blackbirds – A-12, YF-12 and SR-71A". Wings of Fame. 8. London: Aerospace Publishing: 30–93.
- Crickmore, Paul F. (January 2009). "Blackbirds in the Cold War". Air International. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing: 30–38.
- Crickmore, Paul F. (2000). Lockheed SR-71: The Secret Missions Exposed (Rev. ed.). Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1841760988.
- McIninch, Thomas P. (1971). "The Oxcart Story" (PDF). Studies in Intelligence. 15 (1). Center for the Study of Intelligence: 1–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- Merlin, Peter W. (2008). Allen, Ned (ed.). From Archangel to Senior Crown: Design and Development of the Blackbird. Library of Flight. Reston, VA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). ISBN 978-1-56347-933-5. OCLC 190761298.
- Merlin, Peter W. (July 2005). "The Truth is Out There... SR-71 Serials and Designations". Air Enthusiast. 118. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing: 2–6. ISSN 0143-5450.
- Merlin, Peter W. (2002). Mach 3+: NASA/USAF YF-12 Flight Research, 1969-1979 (PDF). Monographs in aerospace history, #25. NASA History Division Office. NASA SP 2001-4525. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- Merlin, Peter W. (January 2009). Design and Development of the Blackbird: Challenges and Lessons Learned (PDF). 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. Orlando, FL: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi:10.2514/6.2009-1522. AIAA 2009-1522. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- Graham, Richard H. (2002). SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales, and Legends. ISBN 978-0-7603-1142-4.
- Graham, Richard H. (1996). SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks. ISBN 978-0760301227. OCLC 34319406.
- Graham, Richard H. (2013). SR-71: The Complete Illustrated History of the Blackbird, The World's Highest, Fastest Plane. ISBN 978-0-7603-4327-2.