Lockheed A-12 - Specifications (A-12)

Specifications (A-12)

Data from A-12 Utility Flight Manual, Pace

General characteristics

• Crew: 1 (2 for trainer variant)
• Length: 101.6 ft (30.97 m)
• Wingspan: 55.62 ft (16.95 m)
• Height: 18.45 ft (5.62 m)
• Wing area: 1,795 ft² (170 m²)
• Empty weight: 54,600 lb (24,800 kg)
• Loaded weight: 124,600 lb (56,500 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney J58-1 continuous bleed-afterburning turbojets, 32,500 lbf (144 kN) each
• Payload: 2,500 lb (1,100 kg) of reconnaissance sensors

Performance

• Maximum speed: Mach 3.35 (2,210 mph, 3,560 km/h) at 75,000 ft (23,000 m)
• Range: 2,200 nmi (2,500 mi, 4,000 km)
• Service ceiling: 95,000 ft (29,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 11,800 ft/min (60 m/s)
• Wing loading: 65 lb/ft² (320 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.56