I loved that jet - The Firearms Forum

swiftman · 06-01-2012, 11:12 PM

http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com...-that-jet.html

turbo daddy · 06-02-2012, 12:58 AM

They have one at the kalamazoo air zoo it is sweet stand under it and look at.

whymememe · 06-02-2012, 01:13 AM

Wow! Fascinating article. I have been a fan of The Blackbird forever.

Little Rooster · 06-02-2012, 09:37 AM

I've walked around the ones at Beale many nights before I was sent oversea's. As a SP in the Air Force. The one he mention in the Article with the speed record sits. In Hazy Air Space museum at Dulles. Placed among the Enola gay and the Shuttle Challenger and many other fine Aircraft.

carver · 06-02-2012, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by turbo daddy

They have one at the kalamazoo air zoo it is sweet stand under it and look at.

Just don't stand under it when it's fueled! That thing leaks like crazy when fueled and sitting on the runway! The leaks stop when it gets to altitude!

Little Rooster · 06-02-2012, 09:52 AM

It always smelled of fuel on the Tarmac

Brass Tacks · 06-02-2012, 11:14 AM

I found this written by a SR-71 pilot;

. On a typical training mission, we would take off near Sacramento, refuel over Nevada, accelerate into Montana, obtain a high Mach speed over Colorado , turn right over New Mexico, speed across the Los Angeles Basin, run up the West Coast, turn right at Seattle , then return to Beale. Total flight time:- Two Hours and Forty Minutes.
One day, high above Arizona , we were monitoring the radio traffic, of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed. 'Ninety knots,' ATC replied. A Bonanza soon made the same request. 'One-twenty on the ground,' was the reply. To our surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio, with a ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was doing.

Of course, he had a ground speed indicator in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the bug-smashers in the valley, know what real speed was, 'Dusty 52, we show you at 620 on the ground,' ATC responded. The situation was too ripe. I heard the click of Walt's mike button in the rear seat. In his most innocent voice, Walt startled the controller by asking for a ground speed check from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace. In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied, 'Aspen 20, I show you at 1,982 knots on the ground.' We did not hear another transmission on that frequency, all the way to the coast.

whymememe · 06-02-2012, 09:11 PM

Few people have heard of the YF-12. It was the Prototype that spawned the SR-71 Blackbird. They have one At the U.S.S. Alabama museum in Mobile, AL. It's a little smaller than the SR-71, yet just as impressive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12

cpttango30 · 06-04-2012, 06:10 PM

Grew up just north of Beal AFB used to see them streak by as well as seeing the u2s there on beal.

06-01-2012, 11:12 PM	#1
swiftman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: East Central Ill Posts: 220	I loved that jet http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com...-that-jet.html --> Last edited by swiftman; 06-01-2012 at 11:14 PM..

06-02-2012, 12:58 AM	#2
turbo daddy Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 20	Re: I loved that jet They have one at the kalamazoo air zoo it is sweet stand under it and look at.

06-02-2012, 01:13 AM	#3
whymememe Former Guest Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: FEMA Region IV Contributor Posts: 1,445	Re: I loved that jet Wow! Fascinating article. I have been a fan of The Blackbird forever.

06-02-2012, 09:37 AM	#4
Little Rooster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Old Dominion Posts: 564	Re: I loved that jet I've walked around the ones at Beale many nights before I was sent oversea's. As a SP in the Air Force. The one he mention in the Article with the speed record sits. In Hazy Air Space museum at Dulles. Placed among the Enola gay and the Shuttle Challenger and many other fine Aircraft. Attached Images __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, than to take rank with those poor, timid spirits who know Victory Nor Defeat" Teddy Roosevelt Last edited by Little Rooster; 06-02-2012 at 09:42 AM..

06-02-2012, 09:52 AM	#6
Little Rooster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Old Dominion Posts: 564	Re: I loved that jet It always smelled of fuel on the Tarmac __________________ "Far better it is to dare mighty things, than to take rank with those poor, timid spirits who know Victory Nor Defeat" Teddy Roosevelt

06-02-2012, 11:14 AM	#7
Brass Tacks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 553	Re: I loved that jet I found this written by a SR-71 pilot; . On a typical training mission, we would take off near Sacramento, refuel over Nevada, accelerate into Montana, obtain a high Mach speed over Colorado , turn right over New Mexico, speed across the Los Angeles Basin, run up the West Coast, turn right at Seattle , then return to Beale. Total flight time:- Two Hours and Forty Minutes. One day, high above Arizona , we were monitoring the radio traffic, of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed. 'Ninety knots,' ATC replied. A Bonanza soon made the same request. 'One-twenty on the ground,' was the reply. To our surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio, with a ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was doing. Of course, he had a ground speed indicator in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the bug-smashers in the valley, know what real speed was, 'Dusty 52, we show you at 620 on the ground,' ATC responded. The situation was too ripe. I heard the click of Walt's mike button in the rear seat. In his most innocent voice, Walt startled the controller by asking for a ground speed check from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace. In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied, 'Aspen 20, I show you at 1,982 knots on the ground.' We did not hear another transmission on that frequency, all the way to the coast. __________________ The Second Amendment, America's Original Homeland Security I don't know how I got over the hill without ever getting to the top.

06-02-2012, 09:11 PM	#8
whymememe Former Guest Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: FEMA Region IV Contributor Posts: 1,445	Re: I loved that jet Few people have heard of the YF-12. It was the Prototype that spawned the SR-71 Blackbird. They have one At the U.S.S. Alabama museum in Mobile, AL. It's a little smaller than the SR-71, yet just as impressive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_YF-12

06-04-2012, 06:10 PM	#9
cpttango30 Former Guest Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Contributor Posts: 3,071	Re: I loved that jet Grew up just north of Beal AFB used to see them streak by as well as seeing the u2s there on beal.