SR-71 Blackbird Flight Manual Declassified

[jodka]

The SR-71 Blackbird Flight Manual has been declassified. You can read it here.

The Blackbird was previously discussed on Steel Soldiers in this thread.

UPDATE: due to heavy traffic the website hosting the manual has temporarily removed it. The notice there currently states that it will return "soon."

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Thank you for posting this up
Now we await the first DRMO released Blackbird to hit the GL Auction site

 

[uscgmatt]

It will show up the same time as the shuttle. Now which one to bid on?????

 

[Lorax]

They'll all have "reserved for foreign sale" on them...

 

[Engine5]

Thank God, I was having problems with start up, now I can figure it out.

 

[Towerguy1]

Fortunatly both of these vehicles will likely be preserved, along with their duplicates. However due to the fact that there are several of both craft.......... A nice SR-71 in the garage might be handy for those last minute getaways........

 

[namedpipes]

It will show up the same time as the shuttle. Now which one to bid on?????

A shuttle IS up for sale at $29m: Red tag sale: NASA cuts space shuttle price - Human spaceflight- msnbc.com

 

[Towerguy1]

SHhhhhhhh! Thats just great........ I thought we were supposed to keep the auction stuff quiet incase someone here was bidding........

I finally find a way off this muddy rock and you spoil it...............

 

[namedpipes]

Sorry about that... if you buy it, can I bum a ride? Things are kind of rough around here lately...

 

[123mack]

I just bought a SR-71 on the GL auction. Can anyone here tell me the proper throttle setting for startup? I'm going to fly it home ,as shipping is too much. Also what is the what is the little red light on the left panel in the cockpit for?

 

[bugei]

did ya'll see the last paragraph in the space shuttle for sale article?

As for the space shuttle main engines, those are now free. NASA advertised them for $400,000 to $800,000 each in December 2008, but no one expressed interest. So now the engines are available, along with other shuttle artifacts, for the cost of transportation and handling.

will they fit as a repower to a duece? i mean if they're free and all.

what is the bolt pattern? will they bolt right up to the 5 spicer, or will i need an adaptor?

 

[uscgmatt]

No adapter needed but you do have to remove the pintle hitch, or it will melt off under the jet blast and make a mess.

 

[zout]

Bugie - they are multi fuel engines - buy one and let me know how it all works out from space

 

[Nonotagain]

I just bought a SR-71 on the GL auction. Can anyone here tell me the proper throttle setting for startup? I'm going to fly it home ,as shipping is too much. Also what is the what is the little red light on the left panel in the cockpit for?

You must be new.

Please read the TM before posting questions that have alrady been answered.

 

[DieselBob]

I'm going to fly it home ,as shipping is too much.

Be sure to take a couple gallons of fresh fuel. No telling how long that stuff has been in the tanks.

 

[wreckerman893]

A nice SR-71 in the garage might be handy for those last minute getaways........

If memory serves me a SR-71 once flew from London to Los Angles in four hours and some change.....and they routinely outran surface to air missiles......a quick getaway is a given in the "Blackbird".

They met the same fate as the Battleships....they cost too much to operate and technology rendered them obsolete.

Still way cool to look at even on static display.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

SHhhhhhhh! Thats just great........ I thought we were supposed to keep the auction stuff quiet incase someone here was bidding........

I finally find a way off this muddy rock and you spoil it...............

I call SHOTGUN ! ! ! I'll ride the right seat and aid and abet your escape

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

If memory serves me a SR-71 once flew from London to Los Angles in four hours and some change.....and they routinely outran surface to air missiles......a quick getaway is a given in the "Blackbird".

They met the same fate as the Battleships....they cost too much to operate and technology rendered them obsolete.

Still way cool to look at even on static display.

WM, You are correct on the speed record... and what's more....
When the pilot landed and the "genius" media asked him, "What happens if someone breaks your new record?" the pilot coolly replied, "I'll just go back up and push the throttle past the 50% setting." WOW!!!

 

[bugei]

so when i get that motor installed, will my last words be "hold my beer and watch this"?

so, has anyone tried to open the manual? i tried in a few versions of ie 6,7and 8 and all i got was red x's on the pages. if you got it to open, what browser were you using?

thanx
dan

 

[cjtroutt]

That brought back the old days I use haul the turbine engine's from El Toro MCAS Ca to Nellis AFB NV
did it for 2 year's back in the eraly 90.