Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010)

Post by avmich » Wed, May 29, 2019, 2:02 AM UTC

nominatronic wrote: post #46

adolph wrote: post #25

No Blackbird post is complete without a link to the Speed Check story: https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/speed-chec... It all had lasted for just moments, but in that short, memorable sprint across the southwest, the Navy had been flamed, all mortal airplanes on freq were forced to bow before the King of Speed, and more importantly, Walter and I had crossed the threshold of being a crew.

Executive summary: Cessna: How fast. Tower: 6 Beechcraft: How fast Tower: 8 Hornet: Yo how fast bro Tower: Eh, 30 Sled: mfw Sled: How fast sir Tower: Like 9000 Sled: More like 9001 amirite. Tower: ayyyyy Sled: ayyyyy

Post by java-man » Wed, May 29, 2019, 3:02 AM UTC

yutyut wrote: post #84

_ofdw wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just checked a modern copy I have lying around and couldn't find that particular phrasing. However there are lots of other gems such as "a malfunction of the extraction system that causes cargo to move can be extremely hazardous." Oh really. You don't say.

Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airlines_Flight_102

Post by cladari » Wed, May 29, 2019, 3:04 AM UTC

kryogen1c wrote: post #71

wolfgang42 wrote: post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In a similar vein, page 3-135[0] describes what to do when e.g. under missile fire ("the pilot is authorized to use the tactical limits listed...to exit the hostile area by the most expeditious means... Subsequent reentry into situations which rely on use of these limits is NOT authorized.") on the same page as the procedure for defogging the cockpit. [0] https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/3/3-135.php

Nuclear propulsion manuals for the U.S. navy have similar wordings. >By order of the commanding officer [actually a highranking person on carriers, compared to little ships where COs can be realtively junior and low ranking], this reactor limit may be ignored during tactical situations. Legend has it that every CO (3, i think i heard) to invoke "when tactical" exceptions have been fired in the following review. The o…

Post by rangibaby » Wed, May 29, 2019, 3:06 AM UTC

souprock wrote: post #107

jcims wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well in that particular case it’s probably still a better option than ejecting.

Because it is a helicopter? Ejection seats have been done for those. Explosive bolts release the blades, and then everything proceeds as normal. Here is one such helicopter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamov_Ka-50

Post by YjSe2GMQ » Wed, May 29, 2019, 3:16 AM UTC

GuB-42 wrote: post #59

codr7 wrote: post #18

I once got around two thirds through a certificate for flying ultralight planes. It sort of stopped making sense to me when we were practicing emergency landings over forest and I was told to aim for trees with thinner trunks. This is sitting inside a cramped metal can with the engine in your lap and propeller in your face. There are so many ways to die in that situation that focusing on the diameter of tree trunks w…

Has the same kind of training. It is interesting to see the difference in culture between ultralight and general aviation flying. In general aviation, the focus tends to be about doing things right: proper procedures, precise flying, etc... Ultralight tends to be more about getting prepared in case things go wrong. In fact, more than half of my training was about dealing with engine failures. I think the difference i…