In this article, we will share with you the story of the SR-71 Blackbird that made an emergency landing in Norway after spying over Murmansk Lieutenant Colonel Bredette (BC) Thomas tells the story of the infamous SR-71 Emergency Landing in Norway. The Blackbird was crewed by BC Thomas himself and Lieutenant …
Read More »Video Features The SR-71 Blackbird Plane That Holds SIX World Records
No reconnaissance aircraft in history has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Blackbird’s performance and operational achievements placed it at the pinnacle of aviation technology developments during the Cold War. The interesting video in this post …
Read More »The story of the SR-71 Blackbird that outran North Korea SA-2 SAMs missiles flying over Korean Demilitarized Zone
In 1981 North Korea the communist regime of Kim il sung started flexing its military muscles with the aim to invade South Korea. Fearing an invasion on democratic South Korea by North Korea the U.S and its allies desperately need intelligence about missile sites, Anti-aircraft missile, the order of battle and …
Read More »The Story of USAF SR-71 Blackbird inflight emergency while on a secret mission over the Golan Heights
The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. The following account of one mission during the Yom Kippur War is told by SR-71 pilot Jim Wilson and it …
Read More »SR-71 Blackbird pilot Major Brian Shul shares the story of his ground speed check
Although SR-71 Blackbird was introduced way back in 1966 Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3-strategic reconnaissance aircraft remained the world’s fastest and highest-flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth’s surface per hour. Thanks to its astonishing flight characteristics, …
Read More »SA-2S rocket-like Mach 5 plane could have been the SR-71 Blackbird replacement
SA-2S was a rocket-like Mach 5 Aircraft studied by Convair in the early ’60s as a possible SR-71 Blackbird replacement The Convair Kingfish reconnaissance aircraft design was the ultimate result of a series of proposals designed at Convair. Kingfish also competed with the Lockheed A-12 for the Project Oxcart mission …
Read More »Experience SR-71 Blackbird J58 engine test in full afterburner
The Pratt & Whitney J58 was a jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft The photo below was of Last SR-71 Blackbird engine test in full afterburner at Edwards Air Force Base took place on Sept. 12, 2002 To experience a J58 …
Read More »That time an SR-71 Blackbird Drag chute door opened Accidentally while flying at Mach 1.5
In January 1984 a rare incident occurred when the SR-71 Blackbird drag chute doors opened inadvertently at high Mach, creating problems, as RSO Lt. Col. Curt Osterheld (Ret) explains in Col. Richard H. Graham’s book The Complete Book of the SR-71 Blackbird: Pilot Lt. Col. Joe Matthews and I were on our …
Read More »How SR-71 Blackbird Pilot wearing pressure suit pee while flying at Mach 3
The SR-71 Blackbird was a long-range, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. Missions in a Blackbird was quite lengthy so what SR-71 pilot Did in case they have to pee during flight Here what they used to do Col. Richard H. Graham’s former SR-71 driver explains how to go to the …
Read More »See How SR-71 Blackbird that was saved by a Tanker after a Double-Engine Flameout over Northern Laos
Today we will share with you an Unknown Story of the SR-71 Blackbird that was saved by a Tanker after a Double-Engine Flameout over Northern Laos Col. David P. Dempster recalls in Richard H. Graham’s book SR-71 Blackbird Stories, Tales and Legends: on 19 April 1968, *Jim Watkins and …
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