Breaking World Records: The SR-71's Need for Speed
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- SR-71 Blackbird Crew discuss the Blackbird's Need for Speed in this engaging panel. This panel was part of the Air Zoo's SR-71 Spyposium event , Aug 12-15 2022.
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Perfect timing. This plane will forever be one of the coolest and beautiful inventions of man. Over 60 years later it is still one of our most stunning achievements. Thank you to all that made this legend a reality.
A great presentation. I was active duty U.S. Air Force, from 1965-1985.
Thank you - you are all heroes! So sad when they stopped flying, the most awesome airplane ever!
Its nearly the 30th anniversary of the Transcontinental speed Record and its last flight, and it had service for decades before that. Statements of ahead of its time are decades off the mark. First flight was in 1964 if you were wondering... thankyou for this amazing video.
I think the Blackbird is the most beautiful aircraft ever made. It looks fast just sitting there. I'm sorry that I never got to see one fly while I was in the USAF
real top guns x lovely people would of loved to of worked and flew with you sir
This was definitely my time to live and do, in my mind but God has something for me to do in this time. That being said, I would have loved to have been able to see what Steve Justice was able to see for nearly 35 to 40 years in the most secretive places of the military for R&D. I bet he has seen things That would absolutely blow our mind with technology. What an extraordinary beautiful plane, it will always be number one or definitely top three in Military aviation enthusiast.
Where and when was this presentation made, please? An excellent collaborative effort. Thanks!
It says it all over.
Does anyone know actually how high or fast it went?
Here: 1:28:15
Height record: 85k feet. Speed record 2190mph.
@@rdubb77 that is the reported figures, in reality...
@@stevenlarratt3638 yeah see everyone says that. Read Richard Graham’s book, read the flight manual, understand the properties of the metals in the inlet and the face of the engine. The inlet and the front of the engine will begin to sustain serious damage above Mach 3.3, not much faster than the record, which was Mach 3.2. They set the record at that speed because an unstart faster and at higher altitude (which is necessary to go faster) could cause the plane to disintegrate from the severe pitch up.
The SR flew its missions at under 80k feet, in the high 70s, and Mach 2.8 - 3.15 typically. It had enough power to go higher and faster, but you’re so close to losing the plane then that they were not allowed to do so unless wing commander approval
@@rdubb77 yea, see unstarts don't cause pitch ups they cause yaw. Maximum temperature is about the structural properties of the aircraft but, that temperature is a product of pressure and different pressure gradients occur at different heights dependant on the weather. So height above a high pressure system is different to a low pressure and different to a occulded system. Speed is different in each of the systems also. Speed of sound differs at different altitudes. So mach 3.3 differs at different altitudes as does pressure. Many pilots also state that unofficial records were set no doubt in theatre...