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Title: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: Puma44 on November 17, 2013, 12:20:24 PM
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http://www.barthworks.com/aviation/sr71breakup.htm
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: Big Rat on November 17, 2013, 01:40:40 PM
Wow! talk about walking away from almost worst case scenario.

 :salute
BigRat
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: Puma44 on November 17, 2013, 01:54:51 PM
Yeah, a very lucky man.  So sad for his GIB.
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: J.A.W. on November 17, 2013, 03:00:37 PM
Excellent story, does indeed show that luck plays a big part in life..
To make it through that & testing F-104s - it killed so many pilots too.
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: FLOOB on November 17, 2013, 05:08:13 PM
The next day, our flight profile was duplicated on the SR-71 flight simulator at Beale AFB, Calif. The outcome was identical.

That should've been step one.
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: Puma44 on November 17, 2013, 05:37:45 PM
More than likely it was or the engineering numbers were indicative and thus a flight test was accomplished to see if the engineering data was accurate. But, since none of us were around to participate, just a guess as to the logic flow. 
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: earl1937 on November 18, 2013, 05:22:34 PM
Quote from: Puma44 on November 17, 2013, 05:37:45 PM
More than likely it was or the engineering numbers were indicative and thus a flight test was accomplished to see if the engineering data was accurate. But, since none of us were around to participate, just a guess as to the logic flow. 
:airplane: Great Post, sir!
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: J.A.W. on November 18, 2013, 06:46:40 PM
Jeeze Earl, I figured you were gonna post something about the Skyraider
being the superior strategic recon bird when loaded up with cameras..
Title: Re: SR-71 Good Read
Post by: Puma44 on November 18, 2013, 10:18:58 PM
Quote from: earl1937 on November 18, 2013, 05:22:34 PM
:airplane: Great Post, sir!
:salute Sir!