sr71/pilot funny

[dralarms]

1 hour ago, Sam1 said:

I could see that, straight line distance on google maps shows it at 823.48 miles.  That thing flying 2000mph+ isn't going to be able to do an emergency u turn lol.

Yea, it takes a state and a half the size of Texas to turn at top speed. And it's done by computer because any sudden monuments would make it fly apart.

 

I did hear tell of them launching. A missile from the s71 once and only once. The blackbird was so fast it goto in front of the missile and got locked on. Had to outrun it. True of not I don't know but it's been going around the air force for years

[Sam1]

Oh that would suck!

[dralarms]

17 minutes ago, Sam1 said:

Oh that would suck!

Oh they just sped up until the thing ran out of fuel from the way the story goes.

 

Imho, they screwed up getting rid of a plane that could take a picture of a Coke can from 80,000 feet and tell where it was made.

[Sam1]

satellites do all that now, but I was googling because of this thread and they are talking about doing an sr72 with a hybrid scramjet engine that can do 4500mph by 2030.

[dralarms]

9 minutes ago, Sam1 said:

satellites do all that now, but I was googling because of this thread and they are talking about doing an sr72 with a hybrid scramjet engine that can do 4500mph by 2030.

They better reinforce the dang thing

[raildog]

If you have a hour to watch here is the sled drive doing a speaking engagement

https://youtu.be/o_Gyd6EYuXI

Edited July 26, 2016 by raildog
Because I can't spell

[monkeylizard]

I don't know if they ever armed the thing or not, but I know the CIA had the piggyback drone on a modified A-12. I think they may have had 1 successful test launch, but then the next one crashed the A-12, killing the LCO and ending that program. After that, the CIA launched those drones a few times from B-52 wing pylons before tossing them in the AMARC bone yard in Tucson.

Edited July 26, 2016 by monkeylizard

[peejman]

The D-21 drone. Technically it's host aircraft was an M-21. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_D-21

 

 So who else had one of these as a kid?

http://gijoe.wikia.com/wiki/Night_Raven

Who else still has it?  

[monkeylizard]

Yep. The two M-21s were modified A-12s.

I had the Cobra Night Raven. It was by far my favorite GI Joe toy. Good memories.

Edited July 26, 2016 by monkeylizard

[buck1032]

Not to derail this thread, but the incident about a sled almost shooting itself down. It brought back a memory of Dick Stratton, USN Vietnam POW. He was an A-4 driver and he shot himself down. Getting captured is always a bad thing. But shooting yourself down and being a POW for over 6 years was rough. He did have a sense of humor about it though.

[Obiwan]

On 7/25/2016 at 8:33 PM, raildog said:

If you have a hour to watch here is the sled drive doing a speaking engagement

https://youtu.be/o_Gyd6EYuXI

Great presentation, thanks for sharing.

Here's another one from another sled driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nSKLyrM1s

I've seen several presentations from the Western Museum of Flight, put on by Peninsula Seniors Productions, and found the stories from the pilots and people involved to be informative and entertaining. Check out their Youtube channel if you like to see more.

Two more good ones: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeBu6mRDaro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHjhgeyhuKk

 

Edited August 6, 2016 by Obiwan
Added two more videos

[Steelharp]

On 7/23/2016 at 6:30 PM, dralarms said:

Imho, they screwed up getting rid of a plane that could take a picture of a Coke can from 80,000 feet and tell where it was made.

Don't forget, this was 1950's technology. Just imagine what we don't know about now.

[monkeylizard]

They don't need spy planes any more. They just need to get the guys working at secret facilities a Facebook and Instagram account.

[Dustbuster]

Before the habu would take off from Kadena. it was amazing that the local Japanese new roughly what time wheels up was and would gather at the end of the runway with cameras supporting lenses as big as your leg to get snapshots of the take off.

I actually own a sr 71 Unobtainium piece that was made into a wristband by a former SR 71 machinist. Complete with the Lockheed Martin skunk works skunk in the center.

[monkeylizard]

Kadena

[gjohnsoniv]

7 hours ago, Dustbuster said:

Before the habu would take off from Katina it was amazing that the local Japanese new roughly what time wheels up was and would gather at the end of the runway with cameras supporting lenses as big as your leg to get snapshots of the take off.

 

I actually own a sr 71 Unobtainium piece that was made into a wristband by a former SR 71 machinist. Complete with the Lockheed Martin skunk works skunk in the center.

 

Now THAT is cool.