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Blackbird humour!
« on: January 14, 2018, 04:08:38 pm »
No silly, not that sort of Blackbird. Nor that one!

As a long time fan of the SR71, (toppest, baddest of the top and the bad) but not neccesarily a fan of US 'humour', I found this rather gentle story by a Blackbird pilot to be more than funny and probably oh-so true. I really can just picture it  8)

http://digg.com/video/la-speed-check-blackbird-story
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2018, 05:36:47 pm »
A very funny and insightful story backed up by the accompanying film. I too loved the old SR71, from the days of air show flame outs of those huge after burners to the US military guards bristling with arms keeping civilians away from the hardware. This guy was playing the best game of top trumps ever !
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2018, 10:13:03 pm »
Brilliant, just brilliant.
I also loved the way he described what he could see.
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« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2018, 10:28:00 pm »
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2018, 10:56:11 pm »
Very funny. Must be an american thing. Never heard someone ask a controller for ground speed.
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2018, 02:54:43 pm »
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2018, 12:42:27 pm »
Love the SR71.. Seen it flown at an airshow many moons ago.. I suppose it would be impossible to see it flying at max height unless you see the vapour trails
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2018, 05:20:48 pm »
Quote from: Blobby on January 17, 2018, 12:42:27 pm
Love the SR71.. Seen it flown at an airshow many moons ago.. I suppose it would be impossible to see it flying at max height unless you see the vapour trails
Airraft don't leave vapour trails at 85,000ft.
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2018, 07:13:30 pm »
The Russian and Chinese ground-to-air missiles do though  8)
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2018, 09:06:41 pm »
that could be a VW golf having an emissions test
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2018, 09:22:30 pm »
...or a Nissan or a Vauxhall or a Mazda or a Suzuki or a BMW or a Quashquaiqueuesky...et. etc. etc.
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2018, 11:05:29 pm »
Quote from: Blobby on January 17, 2018, 09:06:41 pm
that could be a VW golf diesel having an emissions test

Fixed it for you.
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2018, 11:36:22 pm »
...or a Nissan or a Vauxhall or a Mazda or a Suzuki or a BMW or a Quashquaiqueuesky diesel...etc. etc. etc.
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2018, 08:49:39 pm »
Fastest plane needed skillfull and full of steal b.... pilots , did yyou know that there was a huge problem with fuel tanks that were continuously leaking fuelled and I mean jet fuel when in the ground ?
Story was backed but still .....
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Re: Blackbird humour!
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2018, 11:07:56 pm »
With a flight time of about 17 minutes on full reheat, fuel leaks were he last thing a Lightning pilot needed. Canopy seal failure was a constant life threatener at high altitude.

Mind you, the ability to catch inattentive U2's at altitude was very scary for the yank pilots and exceedingly rewarding for the lucky RAF jocks.
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