SR-71 Blackbird remembered

[grant_davis]

I searched and did not find this posted anywhere ells. If it is I apologize. It isn’t Naval Aviation but I found it to be pretty cool. Enjoy!


http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm

Edit: I should have capitalized the R in the thread name. Sorry but I don't know how to fix it

 

[Raptor2216]

I searched and did not find this posted anywhere ells. If it is I apologize. It isn’t Naval Aviation but I found it to be pretty cool. Enjoy!


http://www.greatdanepromilitary.com/SR-71/index.htm

Edit: I should have capitalized the R in the thread name. Sorry but I don't know how to fix it

I have read the article before but its always nice to see pictures of the SR-71. Thanks for posting.

 

[phrogdriver]

I wish I could have just read it, sans movie.

 

[grant_davis]

yea the music and everything was a bit much but still pretty interesting..

 

[HeyJoe]

I should have capitalized the R in the thread name. Sorry but I don't know how to fix it
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Fixed at no charge

 

[airgreg]

SR-71 Flight Manual declass: http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/

Make sure you don't exceed Mach 3.3.

Fuel capacity over 80,000 lbs of JP-7.

 

[HuggyU2]

Don't know why the creator of the presentation said the author is unknown. It's a very common story, and it's by Brian Shul.
And why he stated the RSO was a "Marine Major", I don't know. The RSO was Walt Watson, a career AF officer.

 

[HeyJoe]

Don't know why the creator of the presentation said the author is unknown. It's a very common story, and it's by Brian Shul.
And why he stated the RSO was a "Marine Major", I don't know. The RSO was Walt Watson, a career AF officer.

If you haven't heard of Brian, his book is the book to put on your Christmas list. Not a bad speaker either.

 

[fc2spyguy]

If you haven't heard of Brian, his book is the book to put on your Christmas list. Not a bad speaker either.

Yeah, I don't think I could justify $400+ on a book. If it was under $100 I'd go for it, but he priced me out of the market

 

[HeyJoe]

Yeah, I don't think I could justify $400+ on a book. If it was under $100 I'd go for it, but he priced me out of the market

Check Amazon and you can get it for about half that. 3500 printed and less than 300 left....better not wait!

 

[HuggyU2]

If you do an out-and-back,... eh, I mean "out-and-in",... into Beale, you can pop down to his shop in Marysville (25 min away from base ops), and pick up a copy from him.
He doesn't shoot aviation photos anymore. He is completely a nature photographer now.
https://galleryonepublishing.com/sleddriver/galleryone.html

 

[PropAddict]

If you haven't heard of Brian, his book is the book to put on your Christmas list.

I thumbed through a copy that was on the coffee table in the FBO.

Sweet book. Although, I echo the sentiments above: $427!?!?!

Is there an unsigned, no commemorative box, paperback edition available, for say 1/8 the price? How 'bout an SNA discount?

 

[HeyJoe]

I thumbed through a copy that was on the coffee table in the FBO.

Must be quite an FBO to leave a $400+ book laying around!

Sweet book. Although, I echo the sentiments above: $427!?!?!

Is there an unsigned, no commemorative box, paperback edition available, for say 1/8 the price? How 'bout an SNA discount?

Do the math: $427 x 3500 on an aircraft with limited access = a nice chunk of change. Unless you self-publish and get a distributor, a conventional book yields about $1.00 a book to the author. Brian worked a pretty sweet deal on his book and has no incentive to offer a low end copy even if sales were 8x 3500.