Lockheed’s YF-12A was a Mach 3.2 Cold War interceptor born from the same Skunk Works lineage that produced the A-12 and SR-71 ...
During the Cold War, the United States wanted to study high-speed, high-altitude flight using a fighter interceptor. As a result, the experimental YF-12 was developed, which set two world records on ...
The cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Aug. 3, 1970, issue features a NASA Flight Research Center YF-12 over the Mojave desert prior to landing at Edwards AFB, California, following an ...