David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 04:08 PM |
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One for the plane nuts...
Blackbird
Worth reading the book "Sled Driver" by the same SR-71 pilot, if you liked the article...
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UncleFista
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 04:53 PM |
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I'll be buying that, the SR71 was a magnificent piece of engineering designed to do one thing well, go fast  I love that...
Now there's none of them flying, it sometimes feels like the human race has reached it's zenith and is now slowly going backwards.... 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 05:00 PM |
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The book is excellent - explains how difficult it was to fly (they often banged their heads against the cockpit side when one of the engines partially
stalled!).
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deltron63
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 05:37 PM |
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the plane was based in mildenhall where i live.
i knew a lot of the flight crew.
on take off the sound was awesome.
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deezee
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 05:42 PM |
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I regularly used to fly an SR71 to work, but the fuel costs was enormous. I have now got a Passat Diesel estate and find the fuel bill much more
reasonable. Although the journey is a little longer.
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 05:47 PM |
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a mile a second?! glasgow to london in 5 minutes?! 
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DanP
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 06:50 PM |
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You can stand next to and touch one in new York, they have used an aircraft carrier as a floating museum.
If you are interested in the blackbird try Reading the book 'skunk works' (by Ben James I think) written by the guy that ran the bit of
lockheed that built it and the u2 and the stealth fighter. Really interesting book about how they engineered such an amazing machine.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 07:04 PM |
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There's a SR-71 at Duxford - you can walk right up to it.
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Liam
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
Now there's none of them flying, it sometimes feels like the human race has reached it's zenith and is now slowly going backwards....
True But don't worry - all we need is Cold War 2: The West vs. China! Then we'll be back on the moon before you can say
'Neil Armstrong', on to Mars in time for tea, a new and improved Blackbird, nano-robots, cyborgs, jet packs, hover cars... you name it!
Bound to happen.
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 07:30 PM |
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I was in Libya whilst they were making their flyover.
"several agonizingly long seconds" .. indeed..
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g60_edge
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 08:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DanP
You can stand next to and touch one in new York, they have used an aircraft carrier as a floating museum.
If you are interested in the blackbird try Reading the book 'skunk works' (by Ben James I think) written by the guy that ran the bit of
lockheed that built it and the u2 and the stealth fighter. Really interesting book about how they engineered such an amazing machine.
Its by Ben Rich, and yes, its a very good book. Stealth and U2 stuff is just as interesting
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:19 PM |
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There is olso one in an aircraft museum in Kalamazoo Michigan (Airzoo) with one of the engines on a stand beside it.
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perksy
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| posted on 7/4/10 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by deltron63
the plane was based in mildenhall where i live.
i knew a lot of the flight crew.
on take off the sound was awesome.
Agreed
Worked near the base a few times and hearing this thing take off in the morning was Awesome 
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