Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3562 Registered: May-05 |  One of the worlds know fastest aircraft the SR-71 Blackbird was one of the closest guarded secrets during the cold-war it could reach as high as 85.000 thousand feet with speeds up to Mach 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtJClwKdls0 |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9009 Registered: Jan-06 | outdated now..actually we use the U2 still though.. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3563 Registered: May-05 | So you have no appreciation for the (Blackbird)? |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3564 Registered: May-05 | So what does the (U2) aircraft look like? |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5818 Registered: Jun-06 | Wow. Watching that reminds me when I was young and forced to watch how chocolate was made in the 4th grade. Makes you wonder what they have now, not that you'll know until 20 years! |
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Gold Member Username: AdddisorderWest palm, Florida Post Number: 4086 Registered: Jan-06 | yeah i remember when that thing went mainstream ~10 years ago maybe? |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3565 Registered: May-05 | What how chocolate is made or the U2 or wasn't it about the SR-71 (Blackbird) those afterburners remind me of deep powerful JBL sub bass yeah.  |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9010 Registered: Jan-06 | U2 was shot down in 1960 ...its old but still active...1955 to Present...needs a "wing walker" to hold the wing up when it lands and taxi's...and pilot wears a pressurized suit and must decompress after flight.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2 here's the U2...long winged, almost ultralight..  BB was still good but had been around a long time too..but not the 50's- early 60's..I was a commander in the Air Force for 30 years and flew A10's, C130's, C123's and C5's and have a love for all aircraft..1964-1998 The Lockheed SR-71 was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird; its crews often called it the Sled, or the Habu ("snake"). The SR-71 line was in service from 1964 to 1998. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was the man behind many of the design's advanced concepts. The SR-71 was one of the first aircraft to be shaped to reduce radar cross section. However, the aircraft was not stealthy and still had a fairly large radar signature. It was retired in 1998.. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9011 Registered: Jan-06 | These (U2- SR71) were our "spy" planes for true reconnaisance...not combat or fire power! Now we have the Stealth F118 fighter/bomber and the Stealth B1 and B2 bombers that have radar shields (aka stealth) |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3567 Registered: May-05 | Wow it's a pleasure to speak to a former aircraft pilot. Thanks for some of the comments very nice I know there's a secrets act that you signed forbidding you to talk about certain operations, but never the less very informative.  |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3568 Registered: May-05 | You wouldn't be by any chance Chuck Yager? |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6954 Registered: Dec-04 | I know it ain't Gary Powers. |
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Gold Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 9014 Registered: Jan-06 | No, I'm Orville Wright...LMAO |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3569 Registered: May-05 | Well that would explain a lot. What does LK mean anyway? |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 3570 Registered: May-05 | Gary Powers  |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6957 Registered: Dec-04 | The G-suit looks tough on the package. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 5837 Registered: Jun-06 | D@mn. I actually see camel toe. |
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Platinum Member Username: Project6Post Number: 13825 Registered: Dec-03 | ^^^ |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6963 Registered: Dec-04 | Turn your head and cough... |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 6964 Registered: Dec-04 | The SR 71 was a ground launch aircraft, and used obscene amounts of fuel to achieve near orbit, with a ceiling over 100,000 feet. Once there it used so little fuel it could remain aloft for extended periods of time. The U2 was piggyback departed on several occasions, saving a LOT of fuel, and extending the range to amazing distances. I'm not a pilot, but I DID stay at a Holiday Inn express last night. |
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Silver Member Username: GavdawgUpstate, New York Post Number: 632 Registered: Nov-06 | are you sure it wasn't an econo lodge nuck? |