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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424870
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How many MPH are we talking?


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424872
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mach 3. 2000 +


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424874
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Mach 3...at LEAST!

Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424875
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I have a titanium dog tag made from a piece of 61-7972; the one that set the official world speed record.

This aircraft holds many records that were set on 6 March 1990, when it was flown from Palmdale to Dulles in what was intended to be the last USAF flight of the SR-71. It also holds the New York to London record of 1 hour, 54 minutes, 56.4 seconds set in 1974.

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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424877
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That is quick! Has that been surpassed by now, I'm guessing?


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424878
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My Dad flew a Taylorcraft, Swift, and a Cessna 180. laugh Correction....Cherokee 140 180 and Cherokee 6

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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Gary Benson] #7424893
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
That is quick! Has that been surpassed by now, I'm guessing?


Actually the X15 was a lot faster than the SR71 and years earlier. X15 was flying mach 6.7+ in 1967. But it was rocket powered, not an air breathing turbine engine


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424910
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Can you imagine what they thought in Desert Storm when that thing zipped past. They had no clue.


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7424914
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at 80,000 feet, I wonder if they saw it....

Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Gary Benson] #7424970
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
That is quick! Has that been surpassed by now, I'm guessing?


X15 was twice as fast and the space shuttle was way faster than both of them in a glide. ( during reentry ) but they were not planes in the true sense like the Blackbird was. The only one that did go faster was the A12 in the oxcart program but it was pretty much a twin of the Blackbird. The A12 was a single seater version and somewhat lighter than the SR71 and faster but not by much


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7425086
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if you asked me at 9-10 years old what I wanted to be when I grew up

I wanted to be an SR-71 blackbird pilot , I even had some right seat stick time on a Piper an Cessna , plan was Ground school at 16 and air force when high school was over or something like that.

then they moth balled it , dreams gone and then I got glasses

oh well


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Gary Benson] #7425093
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
Is there one in a museum in the U S of A?



Yes took my boys to see it in Nebraska. I can’t remember what town


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7425100
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Gary just found it. Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. S.A.C. Ashland NE


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Scuba1] #7425127
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Originally Posted by Scuba1
Originally Posted by Gary Benson
That is quick! Has that been surpassed by now, I'm guessing?


X15 was twice as fast and the space shuttle was way faster than both of them in a glide. ( during reentry ) but they were not planes in the true sense like the Blackbird was. The only one that did go faster was the A12 in the oxcart program but it was pretty much a twin of the Blackbird. The A12 was a single seater version and somewhat lighter than the SR71 and faster but not by much

There is an A12 sitting on the deck of the aircraft carrier museum Intrepid docked in NYC.

The A12 was just a wee bit faster and flew just slightly higher in altitude. Yes , a bit lighter too as the overall length was a bit shorter.


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: GREENCOUNTYPETE] #7425157
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Originally Posted by GREENCOUNTYPETE
if you asked me at 9-10 years old what I wanted to be when I grew up

I wanted to be an SR-71 blackbird pilot , I even had some right seat stick time on a Piper an Cessna , plan was Ground school at 16 and air force when high school was over or something like that.

then they moth balled it , dreams gone and then I got glasses

oh well


Wow. Same for me. I had the models. Knew all the stats... long since forgotten. Seems there was something about a Buick 350 that played a part in starting the engines.

And when I realized my glasses would DQ me from ever having my chance... I threw it all aside. Of course there's LASIK now, but time has marched on for me and the plane. A burgeoning interest in the female of our species helped hasten the loss of interest too.

And again, if I remember correctly, 83,089 feet was the record for the altitude at 3000ish mph.

I remember a USAF commercial with the Blackbird in it. Listed the record stats and then said, "That isn't good enough anymore." I remember thinking if the world record isn't good enough anymore, what have they developed to replace it that they aren't telling us about?


Mike


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7425181
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Here's a link to an interesting article about Swedish air defense fighters assisting a crippled SR71:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...stricken-sr-71-to-safety-during-cold-war

Cool trivia: Titanium used to construct the SR71s mostly came from Soviet mines, sourced with help from CIA-run shell companies.

p.s. I don't have the bandwidth right now to watch W17's video, so apologies if I just posted something redundant. I'll view the video tomorrow when I go to town. Looking forward to it!

Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7425183
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In the 70's I fished and hunted around Beale AFB and saw them coming and going all the time. Somebody once told me how far out the had to start their descent.

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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Pawnee] #7425250
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Originally Posted by Pawnee
Gary just found it. Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum. S.A.C. Ashland NE

Very cool! I had no idea.


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: white17] #7425269
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I saw the one in Dayton beyond cool.


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Re: LA Speed Story- SR71 [Re: Gary Benson] #7425356
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Originally Posted by Gary Benson
Is there one in a museum in the U S of A?


There is also one at the National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles International Airport...


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