There's a video walking you through the SR-71's cockpit which I found really interesting:
Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010)
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#12I remember being reported that SR-71 missile evasion procedure was simply to "accelerate and outpace". But I cannot find it in the manual :( !
I don't know if that would be in the flight manual. Presumably that's more a tactical/combat doctrine type thing.
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#13A comment[0] by ehnus[1] from last time this was submitted[2] said: > My favorite section is emergency procedures which contains gems like this: > "If both the A and B hydraulic systems fail as indicated by illumination of the A HYD and B HYD warning lights and confirmed by loss of A and B hydraulic pressure and deteriorating control effectiveness: > 1. Eject" ======== [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338777…
What's #2?
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#14Is content of this site a subject of ITAR restrictions?
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#15This is a remarkably slow website for such a fast plane.
Appears to be crushed under the load of the flight enthusiasts found on HN.
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#16Chart of speed vs altitude: https://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/5/5-9.php
That's the flight envelope chart, I went right to that page as well.
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#17Skunkworks [1] is a really great book by the designer of the propulsion system (and subsequently the first stealth airplane). I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to know how many drill bits you burn through trying to build a titanium airplane.
1- https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/skunk-works_ben-r-rich_leo-jan...
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#18I 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 was just too much for me.
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#19Is content of this site a subject of ITAR restrictions?
No, everything about the aircraft is obsolete which is why no other country has attempted to develop anything similar. The J58's are really dated, though most of the thrust is generated by the inlets when supersonic.
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#20A comment[0] by ehnus[1] from last time this was submitted[2] said: > My favorite section is emergency procedures which contains gems like this: > "If both the A and B hydraulic systems fail as indicated by illumination of the A HYD and B HYD warning lights and confirmed by loss of A and B hydraulic pressure and deteriorating control effectiveness: > 1. Eject" ======== [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1338777…
What's #2?
I believe you shout "Не стреляй, я сдаюсь." a bunch.