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SR-71 61-7974, engine start - "61-7974 engine start, Jan 16, 1984, Ramstein AB, Scott R Wilson.jpg" 176.9 KBytes



 
 
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Old November 2nd 07, 01:28 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Old November 2nd 07, 03:37 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Am I hallucinating, or do they have 4 "dash 60s" on that airplane?
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Old November 2nd 07, 05:01 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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"David Hartung" wrote in message
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Am I hallucinating, or do they have 4 "dash 60s" on that airplane?


Indeed they do, and that is to start 1 engine, there are 4 more on the
other side.

See the complete thread on rec.aviation.piloting for a great description
of the starting process.

Al G


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Old November 3rd 07, 12:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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I think I remembered incorrectly, looking at my photo it appears there were
only four "Dash 60s" (AM32A-60) used, all on the left side of the aircraft.
I'm thinking that the four "Dash 60" bleed air hoses were coupled onto a
manifold, and one larger hose went from the manifold to the pneumatic
starter attached to the underside of the engine. It's been a long time and
my memories are very hazy, but I think after the #2 engine was started, they
uncoupled the larger air hose and coupled it to a started on #1. Damned if I
can be sure though. I went through my photos and couldn't find any in which
the pneumatic starter wasn't blocked from view by a Dash 60. I'm a little
disappointed. Too bad we can't go back in time, so I could try to re-shoot
my photos or take notes or something...
Scott Wilson
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Old November 3rd 07, 02:05 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Didn't they use some sort of start cart with "Buick Wildcat" engines. I was
stationed at Beale AFB for a couple of years and remember something like
this.


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Old November 3rd 07, 02:08 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Here's a link for SR71 Start Carts. I was right about the Wildcat engines.

http://www.wvi.com/~sr71webmaster/ag330_sr.htm


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Old November 3rd 07, 02:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Another link:
http://www.hill.af.mil/library/facts...et.asp?id=5758


 




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