How Long Is SR-71 Blackbird? 32.7 m (107 ft) Compared

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SR-71 Blackbird (32.7 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), SR-71 Blackbird (32.7 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

A little longer than a tennis court
About 65% of the length of an Olympic swimming pool
As long as about 3 city buses end to end
About 3 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch
As long as about 5 20-foot shipping containers end to end

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Facts about SR-71 Blackbird

The SR-71 could outrun missiles fired at it, cruising at over Mach 3.2.

Source: USAF National Museum, 'SR-71 Blackbird'

Military

Name	Size	Compared with SR-71 Blackbird
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe	27 m (88 ft)	0.82×
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	27 m (88 ft)	0.82×
CH-47 Chinook	30.1 m (99 ft)	0.92×
CH-53E Super Stallion	30.2 m (99 ft)	0.92×
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion	30.2 m (99 ft)	0.92×
Avro Lancaster Bomber	31.1 m (102 ft)	0.95×
SR-71 Blackbird	32.7 m (107 ft)	this page
Mil Mi-6 Hook	33.2 m (109 ft)	1×
Ancient Greek Trireme	37 m (121 ft)	1.1×
Mil Mi-26	40 m (131 ft)	1.2×

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Which is bigger: SR-71 Blackbird or Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe?

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