I worked at Lockheed as a security officer. On the day that they retried the Sr-71. A sR-71 took off from the base in Alaska it flew to the Lockheed plant in Goregia for their lunch hour did a fly bye. Then flew to the Lockheed plant in Burbank, CA. Fir our lunch hour. Did a fly bye there all in the same day. I watched the plane as it flew by. The pilot hit the afterburner and a flame about three foot long came out of the engines as it took off into the sky. What an impressive sight.
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews it was an impressive sight. I also believe that the marking on the left side of the plane behind the cockpit. Are for the missions they flew. Also FYI the SR-71 was originally going the an inercepter instead of a spy plane. I also understand that during an flight over north Korea. The Air defense of North Korea tried to shot down the plane with a sam missile. The SR-71 just hit the afterburner and was gone,needless to say that the missile missed.
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews years before the sr71 entered service a u2 spy plane was shot down over Russia and the pilot came out and fell to earth with no parachute and sadly he died
Lovely model! Guess someone needs a Vandy F4 to match! I don’t usually like pilots because I like to imagine my planes in a museum setting, not preparing for flight.
This is super cool! Super cool detail, it's crazy to me how much detail people can squeeze into small models, only getting better/higher quality details as the size goes up.
Awesome kit, most difficult plastic kit to build so this would be excellent buy. SR 71 was last aircraft made without computers. Ironically the titanium was purchased from Russia. RAPID RABBIT was lost in July of 1972 while attempting to land at Kadena So this very collectible. . The guy in back is actually the RSO Reconnaissance System Officer. This would have been a Vietnam era aircraft, the other base were based in Udorn Thailand. The wheels were titanium and aluminum "combo" to dissipate the heat in flight. I'd definitely spend by beer money on this one.,
@alisonleaman333 due to the way the aircraft landed, The center of gravity was so far back that you had to " flare" { keeping the nose up), the landing at relatively high rate of speed which heated up the main landing gear, by the time the nose wheel touched down your speed was reduced enough it didn't heat up as much. You needed a long runway to land . This also keep the weight of the aircraft down, every ounce made a difference in performance It was the last aircraft designed primarily with slide rules. The titanium used was actually purchased from the Russians through a shell company Hope that helps.
Great video mate. I have the "Night Hawk" SR-71 by Century Wings. They are a solid build and the satin black is done beautiful. I personally am not a fan of those stands, Forces of Valor is a similar style aswell. Great review, cheers from OZ 🤣👍
Congratulations on this famous plane and this version looks very well detailed. I thank you for the videos you make of the airplanes and the time you invest in them.
There are many informative videos on the SR-71. One of the best is the recent post by, Animagraffs, 'How The Locheed SR-71 Blackbird Works' using 3D graphics to aid with the commentary.
I don't know why but when I was little, I used to love this so much! Now that I know my jets and all that stuff it isn't my favorite but still one that I really like, Amazing Video, keep up the great work. Every time I see an Aircraft review from you I get excited because I like fighter jets so much. I just don't like when you don't say where you get it. I recommend putting the aircraft link in the description so if people like the model they can buy it without searching for it.
It is an AMAZING jet. It definitely served its purpose and honestly probably shouldn’t have been retired. Unfortunately, this model was a limited run and is not sold on most websites now. You can find a couple on eBay though. If you want to buy another version you can check out www.flyingmule.com Thank you! I appreciate you watching. 🫡💯
That aircraft was in service when I was born, and still looks beautiful, same cannot be said for me now lol. lovely model, I seen the real thing at Duxford, and it needed a good dusting.
That’s a good looking model going to get one to hang above my train layout catching up on your videos can’t wait to see more your Doing an OUTSTANDING JOB
Century Wings do make a good model but has forever been plagued by the two major issues of the seam in the fuselage halfway down and the incorrect engine inlet spikes. By now it is doubtful they will correct their tooling, and AF1 while also good also happens to have major flaws. I hope one day Calibre Wings decides to do the Blackbird, in all metal and proper scale correct features such as panel lines or rivets.
I’m tempted. If I did, I’d have to do something about where the front and rear sections join. Maybe tape it off and put some quick dry black sealant in there. The canopies aren’t a problem, they’d stay in place with some bluetac. And I’d probably swap the aircrew over for some scale figures, and paint them myself.
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews It’s an incredible aeroplane. The faster it travels, the less fuel it uses. At Mach 3.3 the fuselage becomes translucent due the the friction of air passing over it. It glows red hot, and you can see the engines and airframe through the fuselage. The fuselage itself expands a foot in length. The glass on the canopy has to made from quartz and gold to so it doesn’t melt. And its intense to fly, the pilot has to constantly keep checking instruments couple of times a minute. A malfunction and the pilot would lose control in seconds. A Korean SAM got within 3 miles of bringing an SR-71 down. Due to the closing speeds involved, it was classed as a near miss!
I think the black bird actually had different noses the could swap out,not sure if it separated at the same point as in this model but if it did that gap could make it actually little more accurate.good looking model for most part.
Fun fact the sr 71 black bird's wheels are made with rubber and aluminum and the panels are fitted loosely because it would get so hot the panels would expand
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I worked at Lockheed as a security officer. On the day that they retried the Sr-71. A sR-71 took off from the base in Alaska it flew to the Lockheed plant in Goregia for their lunch hour did a fly bye. Then flew to the Lockheed plant in Burbank, CA. Fir our lunch hour. Did a fly bye there all in the same day. I watched the plane as it flew by. The pilot hit the afterburner and a flame about three foot long came out of the engines as it took off into the sky. What an impressive sight.
That would have been awesome to see! Sounds like an amazing experience. I would love to have seen this bird fly… 🫡💯
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews it was an impressive sight. I also believe that the marking on the left side of the plane behind the cockpit. Are for the missions they flew. Also FYI the SR-71 was originally going the an inercepter instead of a spy plane. I also understand that during an flight over north Korea. The
Air defense of North Korea tried to shot down the plane with a sam missile. The SR-71 just hit the afterburner and was gone,needless to say that the missile missed.
@@allenmutschall4080 I heard about it trying to be shot down. Good info 🫡💯
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews years before the sr71 entered service a u2 spy plane was shot down over Russia and the pilot came out and fell to earth with no parachute and sadly he died
Lovely model! Guess someone needs a Vandy F4 to match! I don’t usually like pilots because I like to imagine my planes in a museum setting, not preparing for flight.
This is super cool! Super cool detail, it's crazy to me how much detail people can squeeze into small models, only getting better/higher quality details as the size goes up.
I agree! 🫡💯
Best diecast SR71 Blackbird available. I got the Nasa and the Skunk Work versions
I agree! I was looking at the NASA model since I have one of the NASA U-2’s from Hobby Master.
7:29 i think the snake markings are for the number of flights over hostile territory
Good to know. Thanks for the info! 🫡💯
One of the coolest looking plane ever made
Agreed! 🫡💯
Nice Models 👍
Very nice jet plane i want to have this one for myself. Besides the other models.❤😊
Awesome kit, most difficult plastic kit to build so this would be excellent buy. SR 71 was last aircraft made without computers. Ironically the titanium was purchased from Russia. RAPID RABBIT was lost in July of 1972 while attempting to land at Kadena So this very collectible. . The guy in back is actually the RSO Reconnaissance System Officer. This would have been a Vietnam era aircraft, the other base were based in Udorn Thailand. The wheels were titanium and aluminum "combo" to dissipate the heat in flight. I'd definitely spend by beer money on this one.,
I think it’s worth the 🍻 money. Good info! Thanks for sharing. 🫡💯
Why was the "combo" not needed on the nose wheels...? Thanks.
@alisonleaman333 due to the way the aircraft landed, The center of gravity was so far back that you had to " flare" { keeping the nose up), the landing at relatively high rate of speed which heated up the main landing gear, by the time the nose wheel touched down your speed was reduced enough it didn't heat up as much. You needed a long runway to land . This also keep the weight of the aircraft down, every ounce made a difference in performance It was the last aircraft designed primarily with slide rules. The titanium used was actually purchased from the Russians through a shell company Hope that helps.
@@c123bthunderpig Sure does. Thanks !!
Was never a fan of this aircraft but always reminds me of being a kid again building models and reading aircraft mags
I didnt know a whole lot about it but bought a good book and its super interesting!
Never stop posting!! You're amazing brah!
Thank you! I appreciate you watching my videos 🫡💯
im pretty sure those snake markings are to represent the missions its flown! love the review
Thats what I thought too.. thank you for watching! 🫡💯
Habu was a nickname for sr 71
I love the video it’s amazing and it is by far the best model I’ve seen so far the for making the video
Glad you like it! 🫡💯
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews yes it was interesting to watch.
SUPER COOL AIRCRAFT!
Agreed! 🫡💯
Great video mate. I have the "Night Hawk" SR-71 by Century Wings. They are a solid build and the satin black is done beautiful. I personally am not a fan of those stands, Forces of Valor is a similar style aswell. Great review, cheers from OZ 🤣👍
Thanks man! I agree about the stand for sure. 🫡💯
Congratulations on this famous plane and this version looks very well detailed. I thank you for the videos you make of the airplanes and the time you invest in them.
Your welcome, thank you for watching! 🫡💯
When you can fly from New York to California in 64 minutes, that's BAD ASS .The model looks fantastic.
Would be nice to see them make the fictional DarkStar from Top Gun Maverick.
That would be cool! 🫡💯
I think the ja 35 draken shot down one when it was over swedish airspace in like the 50s or smth
There are many informative videos on the SR-71. One of the best is the recent post by, Animagraffs, 'How The Locheed SR-71 Blackbird Works' using 3D graphics to aid with the commentary.
Thanks for sharing! 🫡💯
Nice review man! Love the sr-71🔥
Thank you! Same 🫡💯
I would love to see a review of a U-2 Dragonlady
I have one! I will review it 🫡💯
I don't know why but when I was little, I used to love this so much! Now that I know my jets and all that stuff it isn't my favorite but still one that I really like, Amazing Video, keep up the great work. Every time I see an Aircraft review from you I get excited because I like fighter jets so much. I just don't like when you don't say where you get it. I recommend putting the aircraft link in the description so if people like the model they can buy it without searching for it.
It is an AMAZING jet. It definitely served its purpose and honestly probably shouldn’t have been retired. Unfortunately, this model was a limited run and is not sold on most websites now. You can find a couple on eBay though. If you want to buy another version you can check out www.flyingmule.com Thank you! I appreciate you watching. 🫡💯
That aircraft was in service when I was born, and still looks beautiful, same cannot be said for me now lol. lovely model, I seen the real thing at Duxford, and it needed a good dusting.
😂 I want to see one in person for sure!
Hey dude. Keep up with these diecast videos! You're doing a great job! 😃
That’s a good looking model going to get one to hang above my train layout catching up on your videos can’t wait to see more your Doing an OUTSTANDING JOB
Century Wings do make a good model but has forever been plagued by the two major issues of the seam in the fuselage halfway down and the incorrect engine inlet spikes.
By now it is doubtful they will correct their tooling, and AF1 while also good also happens to have major flaws. I hope one day Calibre Wings decides to do the Blackbird, in all metal and proper scale correct features such as panel lines or rivets.
Ah I didnt know about the inlet spikes. Thanks for the info 🫡💯
Really like this one.. super cool
Damn 🤬😱🤫 what a black beast an incredible airplane model it just looks great excellent work congratulations 👍👍👍🤘🤘🤘
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I’m tempted. If I did, I’d have to do something about where the front and rear sections join. Maybe tape it off and put some quick dry black sealant in there.
The canopies aren’t a problem, they’d stay in place with some bluetac.
And I’d probably swap the aircrew over for some scale figures, and paint them myself.
I really want to figure out how to close the gap too.
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews
It’s an incredible aeroplane. The faster it travels, the less fuel it uses. At Mach 3.3 the fuselage becomes translucent due the the friction of air passing over it.
It glows red hot, and you can see the engines and airframe through the fuselage. The fuselage itself expands a foot in length.
The glass on the canopy has to made from quartz and gold to so it doesn’t melt.
And its intense to fly, the pilot has to constantly keep checking instruments couple of times a minute. A malfunction and the pilot would lose control in seconds.
A Korean SAM got within 3 miles of bringing an SR-71 down. Due to the closing speeds involved, it was classed as a near miss!
I think the black bird actually had different noses the could swap out,not sure if it separated at the same point as in this model but if it did that gap could make it actually little more accurate.good looking model for most part.
Great models but like you said it's just a shame it's a two part model!
Nice review!
Agreed! At a distance I dont notice it though so it will do for now 😂. Thank you! I appreciate you watching. 🫡💯
Sensacional!! Lindo demais! Modelo espetacular🌟👏
Agreed! 🫡💯
ehy, i was only going to ask if you can suggest me a place or website where I can buy this piece of beauty because I fell in love with it
Hell yeah more aircraft model!
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Do you know if they do a model of Marine one ?
Heres the link to their website to see all the versions they have www.centurywings.com/model72/sr-71/
No sukhoi ? I would love to see the Su-30 (my fav) and the Su-57, great channels concept btw
Fun fact the sr 71 black bird's wheels are made with rubber and aluminum and the panels are fitted loosely because it would get so hot the panels would expand
Good info! 🫡💯
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews no problem ask me anything anytime
You need a JC Wings EA-6B now, they have a lot of added detail.
I have the hobby master version of the Prowler, but yes, I’ll look into that one too.
Behold the glory of Jetfire!!
Tires on sr71 were arubber and aluminun compond to withstand landing speeds
Appreciate your efforts 👌
Thank you! 💯🫡
Great job. Bought it 👍
Thank you! Wont regret it.🫡💯
Yes my fav plane
That was a nice stuf
Its a good one! 🫡💯
Dude where can i get one
Very good!
What scale is ?
Its 1:72 scale and die cast.
Whare can you buy it from?
I would check ebay right now. There are a couple of these models available. I also see other versions.
www.flyingmule.com also has them.
its a shame whenever i try and buy thing like this the price is higher for me as an Australian
Ya, some models are hard to find/more expensive for me too here in the States.
check out www.flyingmule.com they still have some. Not sure if they will ship there though.
@@MilitaryVehicleReviews they might but my wallet hates me enough
First here and love your videos ❤
Nice! Appreciate you watching. 🫡💯
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It would have been a whole lot cooler if you built it yourself.
Maybe.. but it wouldn’t have been diecast 🫡. I do appreciate built models for sure!
I love your videos so much, you need 1m subs man! As you say these things are expensive thank you for the videos👍👌👍👌🫡💯
Thank you! Appreciate it 🫡💯