SR - 71 Blackbird - Project Idea

Kaisercraft - Just Landed Collection - 6.5 x 6.5 Paper Pad

Cheers

Great journaling and photos, like the background paper

October 22, 2018

Cool layout! Interesting journaling!

October 22, 2018

Your layout is as sleek and stealthy as the plane. Well maybe more contemporary than stealthy but still lends its design and style to the photos.

October 21, 2018

Great layout love the pp.

October 18, 2018

I've heard of these but never knew where the name blackbird came from. You really included a lot of interesting information. Beautiful page! Love the cardstock and patterned paper and the way you used the corners. Awesome page - great design!

October 16, 2018

That is such a cool looking plane--and really enjoyed your journaling!

October 16, 2018

SR - 71 Blackbird

Eglin AFB museum March 2017

Kept this fairly simple - cs background, Kaisercraft pp, silver brads - star and squares - ? , die-cut photo corners - Teresa Collins

Journaling: The SR-71 was designed for flight at over Mach 3 with a flight crew of two in tandem cockpits, with the pilot in the forward cockpit and the reconnaissance systems officer operating the surveillance systems and equipment from the rear cockpit, and directing navigation on the mission flight path. The SR-71 was designed to minimize its radar cross-section, an early attempt at stealth design and was one of the first aircraft to be designed in that way. During aerial reconnaissance missions, the SR-71 operated at high speeds and altitudes to allow it to outrace threats. If a surface-to-air missile launch were detected, the standard evasive action was simply to accelerate and out fly the missile. Finished aircraft were painted a dark blue, almost black, to increase the emission of internal heat and to act as camouflage against the night sky. The dark color led to the aircraft's nickname "Blackbird".