Humorous story of one upmanship video. SR-71 pilot

[bigmoparjeff]

Funny, well-done SR-71 pilot story for anyone with 5 minutes to kill.

 

[traintech55]

Thanks, that was great.

 

[Turboomni]

Fantastic,,big SR-71 fan. Thanks for posting.

 

[jct]

an SR-71 crew were listening in on a similar "match this" contest. A Cessna asked to clear to 4000 ft, a corporate jet requested clearance to 12,000, an airliner to 18,000, etc. Finally the SR-71 called ATC.
SR-71: "Request clearance to 80,000 ft"
Tower: "Just how in hell do you plan to get up there?"
SR-71: "Uh Tower, I'm descending to 80,000".

Look up (Sled Driver: Flying The World's Fastest Jet) by Brian Shul

 

[75LandYacht]

That was awesome.. thx

 

[72Fury]

That is super cool. Wright Patterson in Ohio had one (probably still does) that you can walk right up on and touch.

 

[1978 NYB]

They have a SR-71 on display at the Smithsonian near the Ronald Reagan Airport in Virginia. Very nice museum if you are into aviation!

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

 

[cantflip]

They have a SR-71 on display at the Smithsonian near the Ronald Reagan Airport in Virginia. Very nice museum if you are into aviation!

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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I am fascinated by aviation museums, but I think sticking with cars was the right choice for me. I do look at a machine like that SR-71 and just struggle to get my head around what a feat of engineering she is and how crazy the build and maintenance must have been on her...

 

[Fratzog]

This one is apparently on the drawing board...
Super high tech replacement for the legendary SR71 Blackbird | Daily Mail Online

 

[live4theking]

That was a great clip. Thanks!

 

[1978 NYB]

I am fascinated by aviation museums, but I think sticking with cars was the right choice for me. I do look at a machine like that SR-71 and just struggle to get my head around what a feat of engineering she is and how crazy the build and maintenance must have been on her...

Nice side trip to Carlisle....

 

[71Newp]

Very Funny. Whoever put together the video did an OUTSTANDING job, probably the best part of the story. But (based on 32 years of ATC experience) probably not a true story.

 

[MoPar Maniac]

I have a couple friends who worked on SRs and U2s

Both remarkable planes especially considering they were designed using slide rules.
A fun fact-much of the titanium for the SR was aquired from Russia without their knowledge.

 

[stubs300]

It's sad that in my 27 year A.F. career and 7000+ hours of flying, I never got the chance to Refuel a SR-71, But I did get to do the T-birds!

 

[1978 NYB]

It's sad that in my 27 year A.F. career and 7000+ hours of flying, I never got the chance to Refuel a SR-71, But I did get to do the T-birds!
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[live4theking]

Thank you for your service.

It's sad that in my 27 year A.F. career and 7000+ hours of flying, I never got the chance to Refuel a SR-71, But I did get to do the T-birds!
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Did you ever refuel B-1's?

 

[65sporty]

It's sad that in my 27 year A.F. career and 7000+ hours of flying, I never got the chance to Refuel a SR-71, But I did get to do the T-birds!
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KC-10's Stubs??? The pic doesn't look like a KC-135

 

[65sporty]

I never got to see a SR-71 up close, in my time at Barksdale we never had one come to the yearly air show.

 

[tbm3fan]

A big part of this book is devoted to the birth of both the U2 and the SR-71.

 

[Beep Beep Dave]

Thanks for sharing!

Dave