SR-71 J58 Engine Tour
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2013
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SR-71 pilot Richard Graham, was nice enough to show us around the J58 engine used by the SR-71. We shot this on location at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field, Dallas, Texas.
Here is the link for the entire interview I did with Rich. It's over an hour long and contains a huge amount of information about the SR-71 Program. I know you will all love it.
• SR-71 Pilot Interview ...
This is my grandfather, next time I see him Ill have to show him all the wonderful comments and maybe even get him to respond to somethings! I’m sure he’ll astonished by the love you all have for him.
Alex your grandfather is a true HERO!!! Not to mention one great pilot and keeper of secrets.
Reallly???? You have one heck of a super cool grandfather there. He truly is a part of history then.
@@markp.9707 hero? That too much
U got to be proud of ur grandpa! He's a walking hero! WoW so much love and blessing to u and to ur grandpa
Tell him thank you and I love him in Christ. Love
Kelly Johnson was an absolute genius!!
Yes so glad i was a very good friend of him at Lockheed and Ben Rich.Many of my design drawings are in his collection, before the SR71 was ever built.Kelly never designed the engine on it.
Yes he was until i came along.
@@davidmyersretiredaerospace8038 Ben did the engine modifications, right?
Ben Rich was a very good friend of mine at Lockheed so was Kelly.Lockheed was so impressed , with my design work when i was 10 years old when i sent them many copies.They give me a top job when i left university.Kelly thought my design work was way out into the future, and much better than the blackbird.Only drawback would be cost production building them at that time.
Lockheed skunk works and Area 51 both sites i worked at.Did some work at Northrop until i was zapped out from there.
He is a family friend. My dad and him used to play tennis together a lot. Colonel Richard Graham is extremely intelligent, humble, unassuming, and a true patriot. Plus, he is super down to earth and easy to talk to.
This man is a pure badass without even letting on to it. Respect.
Ya know what? "Unassuming" people like this walk around us every day. Some of them may even be carrying several careers' worth of knowledge and _wisdom_ inside their heads. This is but one of the many reasons why I have always chosen to keep my ears open, mouth shut, and to be (at least initially) courteous and respectful to everyone I encounter.
BluntForceTrauma666
How, dare you! exercise, prudence and good judgment!
@"Sir": Right, right...because you know me OH so well. Now before you do anything else, go put a little dab of Vagasil on that puffy, nasty gash of yours and get back to playing with the brown rocks from the litter box. You little stinker, you're kinda cute at times...
I was going to add my own comment, but yours pretty much covers it.
BluntForceTrauma666 well said
If only more people were more like you sir.
this engine is a pure masterpiece
Built by the World's Finest, P& WA,
The nozzle is a masterpiece, not the engine. It only puts out 35k lbs thrust. There are bigger engines. but the nozzle and the bypass that utilizes the shock inside the nacelle and creates 80% of the trust to M3.2.
Yes and no and it was not built by Lockheed.It was a very old design just modified.
I've heard you spend less fuel going full throttle.
By who???.
I love how much this guy knows about the plane he flew.
They obviously educated their pilots very well
As Major Shul told an aspiring pilot, "Become an aviator, not just a pilot." This is probably part of what he meant.
All these years I have really never know that this is how the engines worked.. I had always thought standard turbine design. The minds behind this design is beyond our genius! Thank you for the education!
It's amazing that something like this could be built as long ago as it was. Still looks futuristic today. Mach 3.2 cruise?!
Glad you liked it.
Col. Graham, has always struck me as the most down to earth of all the sled drivers whose stories I've listened to. Really like his methodology of explaining things. Einstein was quoted as saying "if you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough". Col. Graham is the Habu's version of this philosophy. I was a USAF recon imagery technician and spent a lot of time on the flight line at Kadena, watching Blackbirds from Det 1 (on the SAC side) and the RF-4C's from my unit (15 TAC RECON), come and go. What a privilege to have worked in the recon imagery field when both of those great aircraft were at the "tip of the spear" !!
My garden hose is a SR71 now
Now my SR71 is a garden hose
Now my garden is an SR-71 hose
My SR71 hose is a garden now
My 71 garden is now a SR hose.
I could listen to this guy talk all night long.
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You hear stories of the sr 71's engineering and you could only think to yourself that these are flawless designs without a single scratch. And the moment you see it, this mythical machine, and it looks built by man. And that's pretty cool.
I worked at P&W and saw the last J58 in for refurb go to Zone 5 on the test stand in West Palm Beach. For a lot of us, this was a once in a lifetime event. You could stand anywhere you wanted. I got as close as I could at about a 45* angle from the nozzle wearing plugs and muffs which I was pressing onto my ears as hard as I could - if I let off, felt like ice picks in my ears.
I actually got a mild acoustic concussion: instant hot flash, nausea, headache and almost passed out. Made it to car and drove home, took handful of aspirin, headache lasted 2-3 days - for months, if I laughed, instant migraine - no doctor could diagnose back then - they had no idea what exposure to an extreme acoustic field could cause - especially since I violated every conceivable military/OSHA rule out there! Wouldn't trade that experience for the world.
This plane was way before it’s time really incredible
As a med student I remember asking a cardiac surgeon prior to performing a CABG about some functions of the bypass machine. Amazingly he directed me to the perfusionist..he had no clue..that was a pathos..now this ex-pilot is exemplary..he knows the engine mechanics despite being a pilot..I salute you sir for being part of this majestic hardware
This man piloted the fastest plane ever made. Respect sir!!
The rocket-powered North American X-15 is the fastest crewed plane ever made, with its highest recorded speed at Mach 6.7, flown by William J. Knight. The SR-71 is the fastest crewed, air-breathing plane on record.
I love listening to this man, so much knowledge.
As amazing as this thing is - It amazes me to think that they had this technology back in the 60's! Yet- It still remains unbeaten, 50 years on.
Hats off to Lockheed Martin and Skunk works. I've been in love with this plane since I was around 12, and I'm 32 now. I saw one of these parked up in NYC.. What was it, USS Intrepid. I will NEVER forget that moment.
dont know about that
i think they got help from others.
these planes was way to far ahead of its time.
pgice yeah ok. It was aliens. Sure
CIA approached Kelly Johnson in 1957. Project was code named Archangel It was conceived By Kelly Johnson & being developed in the Skunk Works as the A-10, then into morphed into the A-12 before Gary Powers was shot down in his U-2 in May 1960. All done with Slide Rules, no computers or CAD... Sticking point was it needed vast amounts of Titanium which the USA had little of. CIA acquired most of it thru Shell Companies that purchased it from USSR !!! It was then designated RS-71 when the chines were added to the leading edge of the nose & fuselage. The President reversed it to SR and no one was going to correct the President... See LockheedMartin Website for the full story
THat and the fact, from the display at the Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska, while the airframe was made from Titanium most of the engines were made from more exotic, and hard to work with, Nickel/Cobalt alloy. Hence the dark greenish color. Super high melting point it had.
The design was topped, and in the year the designer Kelly predicted it would be, 2005, yet this design was crushed and men sent (The American Sniper no less) to end the life of the genius who did it { I got better}
When asked why he had a code sequence for the planes that began with 2004, he joked, sorta', that he thought that woudl eb the year the design would be replaced.
Yet when I studied the A-12 single seater at the JAM at MSP Guard Base, the fastest one ever made, and drew plans for one made of carbon fiber, with H.O.P.E. engines that exhaust pure water and could run into space...
Dark Lord Chainey, the Vice-president, Man who stopped the Blackbird program 3 times, sent CIA contractors to cut up our star attraction and take it back to CIA headquarters - long story short - seems it is not only Big Oil Men who do not want US to have a super version of this plane, yet the ED's I call the 'reptile dysfunktion' not wanting Earth Humans to have such weapons - with SOL capability {look it up if you dare}.
OH AND for bonus points look up a now often quoted conversation in the office of top German/American rocket scientist Werner Von Braun. When asked about how we got from what were just underpowered box kites to landing on the Moon in just 60 years he pointed to a picture of a silver flying disk and said "We had Help"... really he did. We can still access this "help" form the goodly aleins BUT the bad ones who hold us back go after those who channel this 'genius' and end them.
I wish this video was 40 minutes longer.
search for other videos on the engine. He is not explaining it quite right.
Anonymous the total video was a lot longer for the whole aircraft and his experiences flying it.
I wish it was 10x longer
Yes me too
@@UtsavGhosh24 There is a 1 hour 18 minute interview with this guy on this channel. Highly recommend you watch it. It's fantastic.
Man Moment Machine. I love this video. The man who was actually there, explaining the bits and how it worked. Perfect awesome. thanks for sharing.
This pilot knows his stuff
Thanks for your service and the education about the sr-71.Wow! Thanks!
It is still so hard to believe how early in jet technology this plane was developed. Coolest jet ever!
Wow! I never knew a pilot knew so many of the actual details of the engine. I'm super impressed!
Thanks Eric that was awesome ! I've seen a few documentaries on the SR 71 and it blows me away what Kelly Johnson created and the Brave pilots that flew as you did this amazing evil looking aircraft ! cheers Eric .
Excellent work Erik. I've watched a few of your videos. A genuine pleasure to hear from such knowledgeable and interesting gentleman. Thanks for sharing.
I just love how affectionately he touches every part he describes. You see that from time to time when great artisans share their work, that love and pride. Really nice.
Wow, that was one of the best videos I've seen on aviation in a long time. Great explanation even non-aviation people can grasp. Excellent job!
Aeronautical genius, all about fluid control, love this stuff.
fluid dynamics.
Ben Rich's book had a section on "Habu" the nickname for the aircraft.
He mentioned a congressman or somebody asking when they saw the aircraft "What's the purpose of the spikes? Don't you want the maximum amount of air going into the engine?"
Amazing how old this aircraft is and how much wonder it still generates.
Salute to The Skunk Works
Work on the A-12(Predecessor to the SR-71) started in 1957 after it was decided the U-2 was too visible on radar and too slow. Skunk Works got to Revision #12 so A-12 was its name.
This aircraft was revolutionary in so many respects compared to other aircraft of its day. The CIA made the order in 1960 and the 1st flight was two year later.
TWO YEARS
To get anything done today would take two decades and billions in cost overruns
Wow, barring the shuttle this is the most amazing aircraft ever built by man, and in the 50s/60s, astounding
Great video! Thanks for uploading it for us.
Glad you liked it. It was fun making it.
Yes we need more Information by the man that has first hand knowledge himself! What a legacy and a privilege to have worked and added your heart into the #1 Plane of human history...
Thanks for your service, Col. Graham!
Thanks for the tour, Colonel Graham. I'd love to buy you a beer someday. What a great guy and a hell of a pilot, and leader..
Thank you again Sir for another great detailed description. This time regerding the engine and how it achieves Mach3+.
Thoroughly enjoyed the overview of the SR71's power plant. Thanks goes to all who contributed to the clip.
I have enjoyed these SR-71 videos immensely. I would surely love to meet Colonel Graham sometime.
Really enjoy this guy. Seems very comfortable in front of a camera. So interesting to listen to him
@ns2589 thats what expertise will do to you. i agree great video
Awesome simplistic explanation at the end. Allows a dullard like myself to grasp the concept a little. 👍
Lecture at the Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas. Part of this gallery is the only flight sim built to train the pilots and RSOs.
Great video. Extremely well narrated. GREAT PRESENTATION.
Thank you for the great tour of the SR-71 Engine,and its function on the airplane.
Thanks for information about engine's systems that provide so effective performance during a fligth tasks
THANK YOU. I ALWAYS WANTED A VIDEO ON THE SR-71'S ENGINES 💘
I love this stuff, Awesome! P&W J 58 you know its good if that's the year you're Born, 1958. 🇺🇸 🇮🇹
Wait, this was filmed at Love Field in Dallas?! Dammit, I was _just_ there last year, how did I not know this was here, how did I miss it? Thanks for the vid, at least I get to see it that way. Great narration. The Blackbird, its pilots, and the ancillary staff/ engineers/ technicians are true legends.
i said the same thing. gonna check it out next time i go.
Great video, great analogy and explanation, simple and rich!
Surprisingly compact for such a powerful engine. Fascinating film.
Goes to show how much knowledge these pilot had of there machine. The pilot!!! Not the engineer, or the machine, the pilot!!! Amazing video
What an engine what a plane that was and a top guy presenting the J58 in detail 👍
So nice to see design excellence and such an intelligent person to describe it.
GREAT! Thanks for uploading this. I read Ben Rich's book. He was a brilliant engineer also, responsible for the F-111A Stealth fighter, as well as working on the SR-71. An incredible group, that group at Skunk Works. What they achieved is unbelievable.
By far my most favorite plane is the SR-71 Blackbird. Awesome engine
My dad said everyone had two posters in their room a blackbird and a Lamborghini. Some had a that super model from that 70s show. But I can see how even those who had next to no knowledge of aviation could get excited about learning about this aircraft
I will never lose my fascination with it! Kelly Johnson said it exceeded all expectations! Throughout all recorded history, there are only a few achievements to which such can be claimed,
my congratulations to Pilot Richard Graham.... 👏😎
i love informative videos like this, and i love learning about the sr71 blackbird, boy what an awesome aircraft (even more so when you remember when it was designed!!!) Thanks!!!
+rav ravensdale Imagine what they have these days
I currently want to build a smaller functional model of the blackbird a single seater then add a few upgrades of my own, including a few items for space
Lots of Horsepressure.
Ben Rich gets credit for the propulsion/inlet. His book is incredible.
Thaks a lot for all this nice videos!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
What awesome technology for its time , love the Blackbird !
I learned something I didn't know with this video. Thanks very much
Love stuff like this, cheers!
Col Graham - class act...a rarity....thank you sir!
What an amazing insight. Thank you.
Col. Graham, HABU Driver. Salute!
Your welcome Jay. Glad you liked it.
There is one of these sitting at castle afb about 30 minutes from my house. I love seeing it. It's crazy how small they are in person
they're gigantic...
carl you are correct sir
@@neutraIdrop ok. sure, when you're comparing it the largest American airplane.. see it next to other jets and you'll realize how large they are.
@@neutraIdrop yep. quite a bit bigger.
Lower pressure higher velocity. Awesome! Looks like that is what the whole plane is about.
Amazing video thanks for posting!
I have seen the SR71 at duxford American war museum. And I have to say that your explanation has been brilliant. In fact this video should be played next to the plane.
Uses the shock wave passing thru the engine to produce more thrust we are getting close to Ram Air here . K Johnson was a true genius !!!
What a great explanation I wish this video was hours long.
Excellent job Erik.
God bless you Richard Graham, you are a GREAT American!
This is just one of the many examples of just how remarkably modern the 60s were. Many of the present generation think they're in the modern age because they have laptop personal computers and smart phones. They have no idea just how inventive and innovative the late 50s and 60s were. This aircraft is just one of many incredible developments of that age. It all came together with the success of the SIX Apollo Moon Landings.
And right next to the model is a high performance hang glider..love it!
Excellent.I on a visit to SAC museum viewed static display.
And we're only at the beginning, the best has yet to come!
What a great Video thanks for showing Australia
The garden hose thing was a fantastic analogy 👌
1950s tech. Amazing plane. Built designed maintained flown by amazing people. Kelly Johnson. Glad they are on our side.
Ben Rich, Kelly's successor, was chief thermodynamasist on the A-12/Sr-71. Rich is what made the speed possible. The nacelles are a marvel.
Have you read his book?
If I remember correctly, Ben Rich won the Collier Trophy for the SR71 propulsion system.
EXCELLENT VIDEO. THANK YOU
Thank you for the excellent video !!!!
The beauty of engineering... very informative....
These 6 bypass tubes on the J58 are not actually the main bypass used for the ramjet as some people seem to think. The main bypass is built into the nacelle itself and sends air completely around the outside of the J58. The ramjet air is not just skipping a stage in within the J58, it skips the J58 entirely and collects/exhausts behind the J58.
It is hard to show that when the J58 has been removed from the nacelle, but that is what Rich means when he says this engine is only supply 20% of the thrust at mach 3. The other 80% is coming from the ramjet "engine" which is the nacelle itself.
Sphere723
SO right you are!!
Your comment is CORRECT!!!
I've read up on that
That's very interesting. Thank you
Sphere723 , but the air still has to mix with the fuel. You don't just get energy from shooting the air around the engine as that would violate the conservation of energy laws. Not saying your wrong, but there's no way those bits are exposed to Mach air
Mike won’t say you are wrong, but I will. I appreciate this is indeed complicated and I love that people want to understand this engine.
The 6 bypass tubes are compressor bleeds used to keep the compressor exit temperature within limits. Normal engines would throttle down or bleed air overboard but at M3.2 you want to take as much air as possible. That means keeping compressor speed up. You then bleed the compressor to drop the pressure rise (temperature rise). The lightbulb moment came in when they said: what if we take the bleed air and put it back in front of the afterburner? This is harder than it sounds but it gets you the max amount of air into the afterburner. Remember, at Mach 3 you are trying to take the high pressure air and just increase its temperature (specific energy) to its maximum. You achieve the highest temperature by burning at the stoichiometric fuel to air ratio. Now, more air means you can add more fuel, which means you have even more energy shooting out the back.
The air going around the cowling is there for other reason. Some of it is coming from bleed air around the inlet used to keep the shock wave in place. Some of the air will be there to “vent” the hot engine. And some of that air would be used to help keep the nozzle petals (on the aircraft side) cool enough. The engine does the same with a ceramic liner filled with holes and small opening in the back right before the engine nozzle petals. The aircraft does the same - they send air around the engine and then produce a thin film of cool air just inside the aircraft nozzle petals.
The idea that this engine only produces 20% of the thrust is bizarre to me and I would like to check the math on whoever did it. I think maybe they did it in terms of gross thrust instead of net thrust.
A man who knows what he is speaking about, speaks.
This gentleman is the type of person that makes Americans proud.
A beautiful and amazing piece of engineering and it was designed in the late 50's. I shudder to think what contemporary designers can come up with now.
No need. Spy satellites and drones were doing a better job in the 1960s.
Ah yes... the totalitarian government that never seems to be able to do anything... lol.
Great video, thank you.
Your welcome. Glad you liked it
Already respect this guy
Thanks! That was so cool.
Fascinating! Excellent! Thanks!
I've read Col.(USAF ret.) Richard H. Graham's Book "Flying the SR-71 Blackbird" and found it to be an informative and excellent read. If you love aviation, If you LOVE the Blackbird and want a sense on operating its systems and how it was like to really fly, then I Highly recommend his book. Excellent video, Thanks for Sharing!!!
#aviation #sr71blackbird #mach3plus
Glad you liked it Victor. I still need to read his books. I just love spending time with Rich. He is such a class act.
Its awesome how the captured shockwave on the front spike can be used to:
1. Slow down supersonic intake air to subsonic intake air for the turbojet to take in.
2. Use the high power of the shockwave to increase thrust by channeling it "by-pass style" around the turbojet all the way to the back where it joins the exhaust, to generate more thrust.
great documentary
Nice video, I've been listening to "Skunk Works" while traveling. After hearing the description from the book, its great to see engine in a video.
TheMTrider16 Thanks, glad you liked it