{"title":"Books by Richard H. Graham","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780760354483","title":"SR-71","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSR-71\u003c\/i\u003e covers every aspect of the spyplane’s development, manufacture, and active service, all from the insider’s perspective of one its pilots. Features over 200 incredible photos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Flying to a coffee table near you comes the new paperback edition of this authoritative and illustrated history of the most mind-bending military aircraft ever flown! Developed by the renowned \u003cb\u003eLockheed Skunk Works\u003c\/b\u003e, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect, setting world records for altitude and speed: an absolute \u003cb\u003ealtitude record\u003c\/b\u003e of 85,069 feet on July 28, 1974, and an absolute \u003cb\u003espeed record\u003c\/b\u003e of 2,193.2 miles per hour on the same day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by a former Blackbird pilot\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSR-71 \u003c\/i\u003ecovers every aspect of the aircraft's development, manufacture, and active service, all lavishly illustrated with \u003cb\u003emore than 200 photos\u003c\/b\u003e. The SR-71 remained in service with the U.S. Air Force from 1964 to 1998, when it was withdrawn from use, superseded by satellite technology. This authoritative history covers the spylane's entire phenomenal service.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294723158389,"sku":"9780760354483","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780760354483_e935abc5-ea78-4854-b246-344ccc04d314.jpg?v=1786032625"},{"product_id":"9780760348499","title":"The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate SR-71 book which profiles the history, development, manufacture, modification, and active service of all 50 models in the SR-71 program.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War in 1964, President Johnson announced a new aircraft dedicated to strategic reconnaissance. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane flew more than three-and-a-half times the speed of sound--so fast that no other aircraft could catch it. Above 80,000 feet, its pilots had to wear full-pressure flight suits similar to what was used aboard the space shuttle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped by the renowned Lockheed Skunk Works, the SR-71 was an awesome aircraft in every respect. It was withdrawn from use in 1998, when it was superseded by satellite technology. Twelve of the thirty-two aircraft were destroyed in accidents, but none were ever lost to enemy action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout its thirty-four-year career, the SR-71 was the world's fastest and highest-flying operational manned aircraft. 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Former pilot and author Richard Graham also examines each of the fifty planes that came out the SR-71 program (fifteen A-12s; three YF-12s; and thirty-two SR-71s) and tells each plane's history, its unique specifications, and where each currently resides.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294772474229,"sku":"9780760348499","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780760348499_d525392b-d9c5-4b62-ac29-07f8fec51839.jpg?v=1786015880"},{"product_id":"9781577158851","title":"SR-71 Blackbird","description":"\u003cb\u003eMeet the brave and determined people who gave their hearts, minds, and, in some cases, their lives to put Lockheed’s incredibly fast SR-71 Blackbird in the sky.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales, and Legends\u003c\/i\u003e, former SR-71 pilot, instructor, and wing commander Colonel Richard Graham presents the most intriguing SR-71 stories ever told. 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