Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010)

Re:Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010) by adolph on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @02:11PM (#20032767)

No Blackbird post is complete without a link to the Speed Check story:

https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/speed-chec...

It all had lasted for just moments, but in that short, memorable sprint across the southwest, the Navy had been flamed, all mortal airplanes on freq were forced to bow before the King of Speed, and more importantly, Walter and I had crossed the threshold of being a crew.

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Re:Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010) by nominatronic on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:05PM (#20033246)

Executive summary:

Cessna: How fast.

Tower: 6

Beechcraft: How fast

Tower: 8

Hornet: Yo how fast bro

Tower: Eh, 30

Sled: mfw

Sled: How fast sir

Tower: Like 9000

Sled: More like 9001 amirite.

Tower: ayyyyy

Sled: ayyyyy

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Re:Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010) by linsomniac on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:05PM (#20034401)

Yes, but the telling is well worth listening to, as are his longer speeches. Including this gem: Navy pilots: "What did YOU do today?" Sled pilots: "Nebraska in 4.5 minutes, which is the best way to do Nebraska."

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Re:Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010) by ziddoap on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @03:09PM (#20033297)

Ayyyy.

Succinct summary of a timeless story.

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Re:Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010) by avmich on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @10:02PM (#20036261)

I've heard the ending

(lots of static, Russian accent) How is my velocity

Tower: about 27 Machs

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