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Offline mussie

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« on: June 22, 2007, 07:49:02 PM »
Hey ppl

My 7 year old son just asked me how long the takeoff run for an SR-71 was (he is only 7 so i thought it was a cool question for him to ask).

I have Googled and searched the net for the answer, but I cant find it even in a pilots manual I found online.

Can anyone here tell me what it is, or perhaps some of you RL Pilots and Ground Crew could give me an estimate.

Thanks
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2007, 08:17:27 PM »
http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/


have fun looking through that ;)


also:

http://letectvi.xf.cz/enu/lockheed-sr-71-blackbird

field takeoff distance: 5,413 feet
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Offline WMLute

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« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2007, 08:34:01 PM »
Great question.  Just spent 20min looking myself and came up with nada.

Surely SOMEBODY here knows this one...
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« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2007, 08:41:40 PM »
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Originally posted by WMLute
Great question.  Just spent 20min looking myself and came up with nada.

Surely SOMEBODY here knows this one...


I'll quote myself just to be sure...


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Originally posted by JB73
also:

http://letectvi.xf.cz/enu/lockheed-sr-71-blackbird

field takeoff distance: 5,413 feet


;) :D
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Offline Octavius

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« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2007, 09:09:58 PM »
i lol'd :)





Hey 73, i'm flying in next Wednesday (27th) for a week and a half.  Planning on seeing a few bands Thursday night and more than likely Tool on the 4th... you heading to the fest at all?   We should hook up for drunken shenanigans.
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Offline JB73

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« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2007, 09:37:13 PM »
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i lol'd :)





Hey 73, i'm flying in next Wednesday (27th) for a week and a half.  Planning on seeing a few bands Thursday night and more than likely Tool on the 4th... you heading to the fest at all?   We should hook up for drunken shenanigans.
sure!

I don't have plans yet, new job and all no vacation days, but I do have some walking around money ;)

email me mustaine at wi . rr . com


I'll give Steve a call too if thats cool
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Offline CFYA

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« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2007, 10:43:27 PM »
Mussie....I used to talk with a SR71 technician regulary at one time. While there was a lot he couldnt talk about he gave me a few stories. I found out that the altitude records and speed records were a joke. The national record is by my reasoning 300-400mph less than the actual top speed. Even today the way they talk its easy to tell the records were BS. The SR-71 was also the first true stealth airplane and the most technologically advanced bird for its time.

Excuse me while I go throw this tissue paper away.:D

CFYA
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« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2007, 12:51:34 AM »
oh yeah... edit your post AFTER I post....
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« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2007, 02:06:19 AM »
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oh yeah... edit your post AFTER I post....
ummm....


EDIT @ 8:19 PM, literally 2 minutes, but more like 65 seconds after the post...

your reply 8:34...


I was watching the thread in real time too, hoping for a "wtg" with the pilot manual link I found. :D



:p on you :D :aok

oh yeah I edited this post for typos 2 times... yet before a minute
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« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2007, 02:10:08 AM »
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Mussie....I used to talk with a SR71 technician regulary at one time. While there was a lot he couldnt talk about he gave me a few stories. I found out that the altitude records and speed records were a joke. The national record is by my reasoning 300-400mph less than the actual top speed. Even today the way they talk its easy to tell the records were BS. The SR-71 was also the first true stealth airplane and the most technologically advanced bird for its time.

Excuse me while I go throw this tissue paper away.:D

CFYA
Am I correct in understanding the plane is MORE kick-prettythang than even the "official" reports say?


or are you saying the time they clocked it from LA to NY it did not make that time and it was slower?


I am a bit confused
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« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2007, 05:57:53 AM »
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Originally posted by JB73
ummm....


EDIT @ 8:19 PM, literally 2 minutes, but more like 65 seconds after the post...

your reply 8:34...


I was watching the thread in real time too, hoping for a "wtg" with the pilot manual link I found. :D



:p on you :D :aok

oh yeah I edited this post for typos 2 times... yet before a minute


U was editing as I was searching.

No worries.
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« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2007, 07:58:14 AM »
I am saying the plane is faster than the national records say it is by at least 300-400mph.

CFYA
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« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2007, 08:27:21 AM »
sounds about right. they just accelerate to evade G2A missiles don't they?

pretty awesome bird.
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Offline miraj

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« Reply #13 on: June 23, 2007, 10:19:02 AM »
We are lucky enough to have one on display!

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« Reply #14 on: June 23, 2007, 11:29:05 AM »
Kind of an ugly platypus looking thing from that view...
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