- This is a real military aircraft, and don't forget
that it is a plane of the sixties. Still amazing today.
Lets see the reactions on this plane .....?
Andre
The Lockheed SR-71/YF-12
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The Lockheed SR-71/YF-12
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Thank you Andre.777 wrote:
- Hello Comet,
Both of you and Lien know a lot concerning aviation.
This is quite rare among women.
Andre
That comes from being a spotter from the age of four (well almost, I found a photo of me at an airport watching the aircraft taken when I was four years old)!
I enjoy flying and so I decided to take an interest in the actual aircraft themselves as well.
I would love to have flown one myself!
Sabena and Sobelair - gone but never forgotten.
Louise
Louise
71's used to live in the UK as well as the US having a special faclity at Mildenhall. It was a treat to see the doors of their hangar open and watch a Blackbird taxi out and take off - an impressive sight, and noisy too.
Upon landing large fans were attched around the undercarriage to cool the brakes and tyres, and when sitting on the tarmac(ramp) large trays were placed underneath the wings to collect fuel which dripped through the wing seams. These closed up at altitude and speed due to heat expansion of the titanium structure. (Concorde had the same expansion but not the fuel leaks - in flight you could put your fist between the bulkhead and the FE's panel which on the ground were flush)
A very special aircraft for a very special mission, the whole package must have cost a fortune - the SR-71 even had its own dedicated tankers as it did not use normal jet fuel.
Meerkat
Upon landing large fans were attched around the undercarriage to cool the brakes and tyres, and when sitting on the tarmac(ramp) large trays were placed underneath the wings to collect fuel which dripped through the wing seams. These closed up at altitude and speed due to heat expansion of the titanium structure. (Concorde had the same expansion but not the fuel leaks - in flight you could put your fist between the bulkhead and the FE's panel which on the ground were flush)
A very special aircraft for a very special mission, the whole package must have cost a fortune - the SR-71 even had its own dedicated tankers as it did not use normal jet fuel.
Meerkat
Two very interesting books about the SR-71 are
"The Untouchables" ISBN 0-929823-12-5 and
"Sled Driver" ISBN 0-929823-28-7
Both are writen by Brian Shul former pilot of the "Sled", the SR-71 nickname, with very interesting stories and marvellous pictures. If you are lucky you can still find and buy them at www.amazon.com
From the second book you can now also buy a special limited edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of flight, which is signed by some of the SR-71 pilots. However this edition costs 427.00 US $
More info about this book can be found on www.SledDriver.com :teach: :teach: :teach:
"The Untouchables" ISBN 0-929823-12-5 and
"Sled Driver" ISBN 0-929823-28-7
Both are writen by Brian Shul former pilot of the "Sled", the SR-71 nickname, with very interesting stories and marvellous pictures. If you are lucky you can still find and buy them at www.amazon.com
From the second book you can now also buy a special limited edition to commemorate the 100th anniversary of flight, which is signed by some of the SR-71 pilots. However this edition costs 427.00 US $
More info about this book can be found on www.SledDriver.com :teach: :teach: :teach:
For some more SR-71 pics see:
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/douglas32/i ... 92-1_1.JPG
or
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/douglas32/i ... 71Para.gif
Definitely one awesome aircraft in its time.....
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/douglas32/i ... 92-1_1.JPG
or
http://www.angelfire.com/sd/douglas32/i ... 71Para.gif
Definitely one awesome aircraft in its time.....