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Jul 20, 2019
5:23:34pm

BandW All-American

But how slow could it fly? Fun story here.

The SR-71 Blackbird's Most Spectacular Flyover Was Also Its Slowest

One of the most legendary stories related to the SR-71 Blackbird has nothing to do with how fast or how high it could fly. Quite the opposite really, it has to do with how slow and low it flew, somewhat accidentally, the results of which was probably one of the most spectacular visual and audible moments in aviation history to behold.

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BandW

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For SR-71 "Blackbird" fans...

7/19/19 3:20am

The comments are good as well.

7/19/19 4:49am

My favorite:

7/19/19 7:50am

Outstanding! I read a book detailing the development of the YF12/SR71

7/19/19 5:45am

My bishop test flew the SR-71

Pony Zale

7/19/19 10:00am

Also, in late 50's, early 60's, imagine seeing an SR-71 flying at any speed or

MatthiasG

7/20/19 1:16am

Lol at 10:20 "survive the rapid deceleration caused by

Smack'sWife

7/19/19 6:46am

Can you imagine being ejected at mach 3.x and surviving? Amazing.

7/19/19 6:48am

I met a couple of the pilots at a Kirkham Engineering open house a few years ago. Really nice, open guys

Tarbo

7/19/19 7:41am

Thanks for posting. I've been fascinated by the SR-71 for years. I used to work with a guy who used to be part of the

Zenoch

7/19/19 7:53am

They have one at Hill AFB, I love looking at it

Iki_Balam

7/19/19 8:08am

That would be cool to see.

7/19/19 8:10am

My dad volunteers at the Hill AFB museum as a tour guide. There are 6 specific planes there that he actually flew - not

Zenoch

7/19/19 10:53am

I love it, my kids love it more. It's a great attraction.

Iki_Balam

7/19/19 12:58pm

This thread got me googling my friend and SR-71 pilot Gil Bertelson. Learned he passsed away a couple years back

7/19/19 8:07am

He was my bishop at BYU

shakarocks

7/19/19 8:16am

I heard that a teenage boy once ejected from an SR-71 and landed in a lake.

StalwartBraveTrue

7/19/19 10:46am

What amazes me about the SR-71,designed in the late 50's and flying in 1962.It's

MatthiasG

7/19/19 4:10pm

Yep. They did mention the shell corps to buy Titanium from the Russians.

7/19/19 5:48pm

Kelly Johnson, probably a dude you could talk to for 3 days straight

MatthiasG

7/19/19 6:23pm

Wow, interesting stuff

jaba166

7/20/19 1:51pm

But how slow could it fly? Fun story here.

BandW

7/20/19 5:23pm

Be interesting to see if SR72 ever comes about,Mach6

MatthiasG

7/20/19 5:34pm

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