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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: 1sum41 on May 31, 2009, 12:22:20 AM
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this is talking about a SR71 Blackbird
One day, high above Arizona , we were monitoring
the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us.
First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers
to check his ground speed. 'Ninety knots,' ATC replied.
A Bonanza soon made the same request.
'One-twenty on the ground,' was the reply. To our
surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio with a
ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was
doing. Of course, he had a ground speed indicator
in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the
bug-smashers in the valley know what real speed
was 'Dusty 52, we show you at 620 on the ground,'
ATC responded.
The situation was too ripe. I heard
the click of Walt's mike button in the rear seat.
In his most innocent voice, Walt startled the
controller by asking for a ground speed check
from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace.
In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied,
' Aspen 20, I show you at 1,982 knots on the ground.'
We did not hear another transmission on that
frequency all the way to the coast.
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Is this real? :lol
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Probably not.. While I don't know the US Air Force's communications and security protocol when it comes to flying the fastest plane in the world(albeit a spy-plane), I still can't see
two disciplined pilots (flying a spy plane would necessitate discipline, wouldn't it?) doing something like this just to show off.. So yeah, my opinion is that it's fake.. Sounds like chain letter
material..
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:D
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That and breaking the sound barrier over land is a no-no
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My nephew flies B1b's and the SOP is to NOE along the Mexican border at takeoff.
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So, I wonder if the Blackbird pilot Maj Brian Shul author of the book "Sled Driver" lied when he included this story? :eek:
I tend to believe him. :aok
http://www.tom-phillips.info/images.a/sr71.blackbird.htm
Scroll down for the book excerpt.
"Sled Driver" Home Page
https://galleryonepublishing.com/sleddriver/index.html
Regards,
Sun
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i know the fuselage flexed to the amount of fuel in it or something, but what made the blackbird so fast vs. other jet fighters? ive probably heard but am drawing a brain fart atm
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Probably not.. While I don't know the US Air Force's communications and security protocol when it comes to flying the fastest plane in the world(albeit a spy-plane), I still can't see
two disciplined pilots (flying a spy plane would necessitate discipline, wouldn't it?) doing something like this just to show off.. So yeah, my opinion is that it's fake.. Sounds like chain letter
material..
Disciplined or not they still have a sense of humor (well most of em) and this seems like something they would do.
The only time they would "have" to maintain radio silence is on a actual mission. There have been lots of times that they will talk on the radio, especially the blackbird used by NASA for testing.
That and breaking the sound barrier over land is a no-no
that is incorrect. Pilots break the sound barrier over land all the time. They just cant do it over "populated" or restricted corridors. IIRC Arizona has alot of unpopulated space that they can go super duper sonic. Besides going super sonic at 81,000 ft is ALOT different than a jet doing it at 20-30,000 ft. (less boom on the ground)
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i know the fuselage flexed to the amount of fuel in it or something, but what made the blackbird so fast vs. other jet fighters? ive probably heard but am drawing a brain fart atm
THRUST
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i know the fuselage flexed to the amount of fuel in it or something, but what made the blackbird so fast vs. other jet fighters? ive probably heard but am drawing a brain fart atm
Built For Speed :aok
(http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/srban5a.jpg)
SR71
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whittney J-58 (JT11D-20A) with 34,000 lbs. of thrust per.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3052/2611542402_daf0ef7fb8.jpg?v=0)
F15
Engines: 2 Pratt and Whitney F100-PW-100 turbofan engines with 23,830 pounds per.
(http://www.air-attack.com/MIL/f4/f4_header.jpg)
F4
Engines: 2 General Electric J79 engines with 18,062 poundes per.
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:rofl :rofl :rofl
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My post wasn't meant to poke fun at the question. If you look at the SR71 head on it’s pretty intimidating with those two HUGE engines sitting there. Just by looking at it you know what it was built for. You can’t really compare it to other fighters though. For one, it wasn’t a fighter and two it would be the same as comparing a corvette to a formula 1 car. Both are fast but only one was really built for speed…
(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/images/2007/10/22/corvette.jpg)
(http://www.blognroll.net/content/binary/2006_Team_McLaren_Mercedes-.jpg)
:)
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thanks for the visual aids Jappa. :salute :aok
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I believe what I want to.
And I really, really want to believe this.
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Mason, like said...engine power and slimness.
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Bob Shaw has a story about the time he broke the sound barrier between St. Louis and Chicago. He even held the world speed record between those two cities for a little while. :D
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thanks for the visual aids Jappa. :salute :aok
lol well ya know, pilots and pictures... even virtual ones :D
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if yall want ill post the entire email thats only part of it.
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if yall want ill post the entire email thats only part of it.
Please post the rest. If its as funny as this is, go for it.
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Had an SR-71 do an overflight at the opening of a baseball all star game in Oakland CA. I was returning from buying some beer at a stand.
L O U D and I almost spilled the beer.
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Please post the rest. If its as funny as this is, go for it.
its not all funny most of it is a story of this dudes time flying the sr71