Tues. Mar. 30/10 Pace51
Real world facts about the SR-71A Blackbird
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Country of Origin: United States
Crew: Pilot and Recon Officer
Range: 4000 km(Without in-flight refueling)
Speed: 3190 km/h. MACH 3.
Powered By: Dual 144.57 –kN Pratt & Whitney J58-1 Afterburning turbo-ramjets
The Blackbird is one of the most remarkable engineering accomplishments of all time. It was developed by Lockheed and has a stunning performance and a speed unmatched by any non-classified aircraft. Pilots who fly the SR-71A are required to first log 100 hours of test simulation before they are allowed to fly on missions. Every pilot undergoes the same rigorous training that Astronauts boarding the space shuttle are given. The blackbird is painted in a famous black paint scheme. It is not a stealth aircraft, and carries no armament. However, its speed is so great that nothing can catch it. Most accidents and mishaps generally occur when an SR-71 is taking off. In flight, a common practice is to yaw (tilt the tailfin to propel the aircraft left or right) so that it doesn’t spin out of control upon entering mach 3. In several famous incidents, the sr-71’s were spotted by Russian control centers. The Russians sent incredibly fast Mig-25 Foxbat fighter aircraft to intercept the blackbirds. The blackbirds actually managed to accelerate away from the Migs. Blackbirds can fly faster than many older missiles. It has an incredible ceiling altitude of twenty four thousand meters. At least, that’s the information released. Its maximum altitude is suspected to be higher than this.
The SR-71 was briefly retired from service due to enormous maintenance costs and because extremely inconvenient and large facilities needed to be built for each individual aircraft to maintain them. They were pulled back into service several years later, at a cost of 100 million dollars in restoration fees. Each. Hilariously enough, many spare parts were located in scrap yards. The aircraft is currently retired from the USAF, although evidence has been found suggesting that the CIA and US intelligent services hire the blackbird every so often to perform top secret recon missions. If you would ever like to see one of these aircraft, don’t worry. Just break into Beale Air force Base located in California. Use pliers. The wings and fuselage were blended in such a way to increase the aircrafts super sonic cruising abilities. There are ejection seats, but at those heights, you might want to decrease altitude before using them. The pilots must wear pressure suits and take part in 30 minute breathing exercises similar to those deep sea divers take part in to decrease their chances of getting the bends. The Blackstronauts (NOT RACIST) need to get the nitrogen out of there system so that they do not get pressure sickness. Falling asleep at the helm of a mach 3 multi-million dollar aircraft while cruising at 24000 meters over countries who are very pissed off at the fact you are photographing them is not a good way to stay alive. The aircraft usually carries no serial number, which is highly and internationally illegal, and if it has one, it’s often bogus. The Americans began using false serial numbers when the U2’s were flying in the cold war days. The best time to watch the blackbird is when it activates the afterburner to cruise at Mach 3. Seriously. Google SR-71 Shock Diamonds. The shock diamonds are large sparks of light that stream out of the twin engines like massive shiny bullets, and they look really cool. They are seriously a must-see. The aircraft is such a speed demon that it has to slow down to mach 1.3 before it can begin the landing process. It uses a parachute to pull to a stop and land. This isn’t a fighter, but it is such a cool innovative technology. You really have to Google it.
Must Sees: Search the following terms for more information or gorgeous pictures. Seriously. These pictures are as awesome as Crysis had good graphics.
Mach 3 Yaw
SR-71 Shock Diamonds
SR-71 Landing
SR-71 Refueling
SR-71 Pilot pre-warm up
And of course… SR-71 Blackbird cruising at Mach 3
If you would like to see one without breaking into Schwartzenegger’s (Put da cookie down) backyard base and possibly getting arrested/shot/overtaxed, visit the Smithsonian Air and Space museum In Washington. Also, they have them on certain decommissioned aircraft carriers opened to the public. If you talk to Russian’s about them, get ready for a slap in the face.
I will write a facts guide on the AH-64 Apache, Mikoyen-Gurevich Mig-29, and the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting falcon soon. Those are probably my two favorite fighters.
I winder if I can post claymores in the comments section to keep the trolls away...
"The ____ uses the ___ missiles, not the ___ missiles"- Constructive
"You suck. Go die." Non constructive.
"You suck. You'd suck less if you used _ missiles" Constructive
Why do my posts always take perfectly innocent comment sections and transform them into raging battlegrounds? I attract trolls like counterstrike attracts bad grammar.
Real world facts about the SR-71A Blackbird
Manufacturer: Lockheed
Country of Origin: United States
Crew: Pilot and Recon Officer
Range: 4000 km(Without in-flight refueling)
Speed: 3190 km/h. MACH 3.
Powered By: Dual 144.57 –kN Pratt & Whitney J58-1 Afterburning turbo-ramjets
The Blackbird is one of the most remarkable engineering accomplishments of all time. It was developed by Lockheed and has a stunning performance and a speed unmatched by any non-classified aircraft. Pilots who fly the SR-71A are required to first log 100 hours of test simulation before they are allowed to fly on missions. Every pilot undergoes the same rigorous training that Astronauts boarding the space shuttle are given. The blackbird is painted in a famous black paint scheme. It is not a stealth aircraft, and carries no armament. However, its speed is so great that nothing can catch it. Most accidents and mishaps generally occur when an SR-71 is taking off. In flight, a common practice is to yaw (tilt the tailfin to propel the aircraft left or right) so that it doesn’t spin out of control upon entering mach 3. In several famous incidents, the sr-71’s were spotted by Russian control centers. The Russians sent incredibly fast Mig-25 Foxbat fighter aircraft to intercept the blackbirds. The blackbirds actually managed to accelerate away from the Migs. Blackbirds can fly faster than many older missiles. It has an incredible ceiling altitude of twenty four thousand meters. At least, that’s the information released. Its maximum altitude is suspected to be higher than this.
The SR-71 was briefly retired from service due to enormous maintenance costs and because extremely inconvenient and large facilities needed to be built for each individual aircraft to maintain them. They were pulled back into service several years later, at a cost of 100 million dollars in restoration fees. Each. Hilariously enough, many spare parts were located in scrap yards. The aircraft is currently retired from the USAF, although evidence has been found suggesting that the CIA and US intelligent services hire the blackbird every so often to perform top secret recon missions. If you would ever like to see one of these aircraft, don’t worry. Just break into Beale Air force Base located in California. Use pliers. The wings and fuselage were blended in such a way to increase the aircrafts super sonic cruising abilities. There are ejection seats, but at those heights, you might want to decrease altitude before using them. The pilots must wear pressure suits and take part in 30 minute breathing exercises similar to those deep sea divers take part in to decrease their chances of getting the bends. The Blackstronauts (NOT RACIST) need to get the nitrogen out of there system so that they do not get pressure sickness. Falling asleep at the helm of a mach 3 multi-million dollar aircraft while cruising at 24000 meters over countries who are very pissed off at the fact you are photographing them is not a good way to stay alive. The aircraft usually carries no serial number, which is highly and internationally illegal, and if it has one, it’s often bogus. The Americans began using false serial numbers when the U2’s were flying in the cold war days. The best time to watch the blackbird is when it activates the afterburner to cruise at Mach 3. Seriously. Google SR-71 Shock Diamonds. The shock diamonds are large sparks of light that stream out of the twin engines like massive shiny bullets, and they look really cool. They are seriously a must-see. The aircraft is such a speed demon that it has to slow down to mach 1.3 before it can begin the landing process. It uses a parachute to pull to a stop and land. This isn’t a fighter, but it is such a cool innovative technology. You really have to Google it.
Must Sees: Search the following terms for more information or gorgeous pictures. Seriously. These pictures are as awesome as Crysis had good graphics.
Mach 3 Yaw
SR-71 Shock Diamonds
SR-71 Landing
SR-71 Refueling
SR-71 Pilot pre-warm up
And of course… SR-71 Blackbird cruising at Mach 3
If you would like to see one without breaking into Schwartzenegger’s (Put da cookie down) backyard base and possibly getting arrested/shot/overtaxed, visit the Smithsonian Air and Space museum In Washington. Also, they have them on certain decommissioned aircraft carriers opened to the public. If you talk to Russian’s about them, get ready for a slap in the face.
I will write a facts guide on the AH-64 Apache, Mikoyen-Gurevich Mig-29, and the Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting falcon soon. Those are probably my two favorite fighters.
I winder if I can post claymores in the comments section to keep the trolls away...
"The ____ uses the ___ missiles, not the ___ missiles"- Constructive
"You suck. Go die." Non constructive.
"You suck. You'd suck less if you used _ missiles" Constructive
Why do my posts always take perfectly innocent comment sections and transform them into raging battlegrounds? I attract trolls like counterstrike attracts bad grammar.
Last edited by pace51 (2010-03-31 13:21:19)
