For the first time the sr 71 flight manual is available online the manual was declassified several years ago and has now been made free to the public when a document becomes declassified it also becomes public domain no copyright is asserted for the content that is presented on this web site from the sr 71 flight manual. The sr 71 flight manual is available on line and the online copy has the same content as the book but there the comparison ends lets use my situation to explain why i am in the process of building a full sized replica of an sr 71 blackbird and i need all of the information i can get. This is the reprinted facsimile edition of the manual issued to crew members of the us air forces sleek sr 71 now available with photos and annotations by former blackbird pilot richard grahamthe lockheed sr 71 blackbird was a long range mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft developed by lockheeds top secret skunk works one of the first aircraft designed to have a low radar signature the sr 71 . This is the reprinted facsimile edition of the manual issued to crew members of the us air forces sleek sr 71 now available with photos and annotations by former blackbird pilot richard graham the lockheed sr 71 blackbird was a long range mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft developed by lockheeds top secret skunk works