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For anyone who has ever wondered what its like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, this book has the answer. Flying the SR-71 Blackbird takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced.
The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works. The aircraft flew so fast and high that not one was ever shot down, even by a missile. SR-71 pilot and instructor Colonel Richard Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on how regular Air Force pilots and navigators transformed themselves into SR-71 Blackbird crews, turning their unique aviation talents to account in an unprecedented way.
Arguably the worlds foremost expert on piloting the Blackbird, Graham details, as no one else could, what an SR-71 mission entails, from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 358.4583
EAN: 9780760332399
ISBN: 0760332398
Label: Zenith Press
Manufacturer: Zenith Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: 2008-07-15
Publisher: Zenith Press
Studio: Zenith Press
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Summary: The real nuts and bolts of flying the Blackbird.
Comment: This is a pilot's perspective, but there is info here that I've never found anywhere else. The best description of how the engine inlets work with the shockwave, and how the systems and pilots had to operate them. And - everything else about a mission, from planning to cool-down and debrief. Every switch and indicator in the cockpit is described and explained. One cool book. Operating this machine was even more complex than I (as an engineer) expected. "Kelly" Johnson was one of a kind, and his group was something that will never be duplicated.
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Summary: Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
Comment: This book is well written by a very experienced pilot. I have his other books and have enjoyed every one of them. Having seen and HEARD the SR-71 fly, this book makes the flight experience come even closer. I only wish I could have had the flight experiences that the author had!
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Summary: SR-71 Switch by Switch
Comment: This is a valuable and very interesting view of this magnificent airplane and we are in debt to Graham for taking the time to share it with us. If you are not into the details of technical flying, this is not for you. However, with Graham's writing style I found myself inside the cockpit with him, and was fascinated with what it took to put one of these things in the air.
A valuable addition to the history of the plane and the remarkable men who flew them.
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Summary: An absorbing technical book about Mach 3 flying.
Comment: The previous reviews are right on the mark, so I won't restate what they said. This book has a tremendous amount of detail on the physics of flight, engine parameters, navigation challenges, and steps taken to do an actual mission. It is not for casual readers, although there are short sections boxed in the text that relate to humorous or unusual incidents, that all readers would enjoy. I am still amazed that engineers working for Kelly Johnson built this aircraft with slide rules, paper tables, and drawings made by draftsmen, not computers. They achieved Mach 3+ flight using "steam gauges" and pilot skill. Contrast that with the Stealth fighter which flys because a computer moves the control surfaces in response to pilot input. I have seen the SR-71 fly at Beale and this book adds a great insight into its design and operation. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
Comment: If you are interested in knowing every minute detail about the SR-71 Blackbird, this is the book for you. I have seen the Blackbird up close, sat in the cockpit, and have spent many hours flying the SR-71 on Microsoft Flight Simulator (SR-71 sim available online). Now, with this book, I am learning all of the Blackbird's intimate secrets. The author leaves nothing to the imagination as he steps you through a mission. The planning, the preflight, the cockpit check, taxiing, runup, takeoff, climbout, mission navigation, descent, and landing. It is all there. Did you know that the SR-71 gets only 20% of its thrust from the two jet engines? Where does the rest come from? The author will tell you. There are diagrams and descriptions of every instrument, switch, and lever in the aircraft. This all was top secret stuff a few years ago.
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