SR-71

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Glenn, is this plane just not painted or is a one-off of some sort?
Also, what are the window-looking things on the right engine
nacelle? They look like passenger windows but that can't be right.
Thanks.

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HP, aka Jerry

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Glenn added these comments in the current discussion du jour ...

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Glenn, is this plane just not painted or is a one-off of some sort?
Also, what are the window-looking things on the right engine
nacelle? They look like passenger windows but that can't be right.
Thanks.


Its painted, very flat black ( IIRC: its called Ironball Black ).
the lighting conditions indoors is the reason it looks that way.

The "windows" are the engine airflow bypass doors. fore & aft
thier function and controls and controls are detailed in the flight manual.
Page 1-31 thru 1-47

Here is an paragraph taken from the Manual on the bypass function.

John Szalay added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ...

Glenn, is this plane just not painted or is a one-off of some
sort? Also, what are the window-looking things on the right
engine nacelle? They look like passenger windows but that
can't be right. Thanks.

Its painted, very flat black ( IIRC: its called Ironball Black
). the lighting conditions indoors is the reason it looks that
way.

Thanks, John. I agree that these openings would be much less
apparent with the black paint.

The "windows" are the engine airflow bypass doors. fore & aft
thier function and controls and controls are detailed in the
flight manual. Page 1-31 thru 1-47

Here is an paragraph taken from the Manual on the bypass
function.

Interesting. I would've thought that the flight manual was still
classified but this makes most interesting reading. I suppose you
knew it was already there or it'd be a daunting task to find it in
what I would think is a thick book.

--
HP, aka Jerry

Don't be a fop or a blooter, make only pithy comments on Usenet

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in
Interesting. I would've thought that the flight manual was still
classified but this makes most interesting reading. I suppose you
knew it was already there or it'd be a daunting task to find it in
what I would think is a thick book.


Long story on the manual, but a "sanitised" version is available on CD or
printed copy can be ordered if you want. its also available on-line IF
you have a broadband connection. PDF version 108Meg download..

http://www.netwrx1.com/skunk-works/sr71flt.pdf


IIRC: long version, guy "Borrowed" copy of NASA's DASH1
with a story, and managed to make a copy of it, now hes selling
copies at . (last time I checked anyway) $95.00 apiece.
I didn,t want a hardcopy , takes to long to search for info
so I got a copy offline couples of years ago, for reference.
computer version makes for quick access to facts..

John Szalay wrote :

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in
Interesting. I would've thought that the flight manual was still
classified but this makes most interesting reading. I suppose you
knew it was already there or it'd be a daunting task to find it in
what I would think is a thick book.


Long story on the manual, but a "sanitised" version is available on
CD or printed copy can be ordered if you want. its also available
on-line IF you have a broadband connection. PDF version 108Meg
download..

http://www.netwrx1.com/skunk-works/sr71flt.pdf


IIRC: long version, guy "Borrowed" copy of NASA's DASH1
with a story, and managed to make a copy of it, now hes selling
copies at . (last time I checked anyway) $95.00 apiece.
I didn,t want a hardcopy , takes to long to search for info
so I got a copy offline couples of years ago, for reference.
computer version makes for quick access to facts..

There used to be a page called "Inventing the SR71 engines" or similar, not
there any more.
http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/A...99/oxcart.html
The wayback machine has a partial cache, but no diagrams :-(

John Szalay added these comments in the current discussion du
jour ...

"HEMI-Powered" wrote in
Interesting. I would've thought that the flight manual was
still classified but this makes most interesting reading. I
suppose you knew it was already there or it'd be a daunting
task to find it in what I would think is a thick book.


Long story on the manual, but a "sanitised" version is
available on CD or printed copy can be ordered if you want.
its also available on-line IF you have a broadband connection.
PDF version 108Meg download..

http://www.netwrx1.com/skunk-works/sr71flt.pdf


IIRC: long version, guy "Borrowed" copy of NASA's DASH1
with a story, and managed to make a copy of it, now hes
selling copies at . (last time I checked anyway) $95.00
apiece. I didn,t want a hardcopy , takes to long to search for
info so I got a copy offline couples of years ago, for
reference. computer version makes for quick access to facts..

I'll just take your word for this neat story, John! Like I
suspected, the size of the manual is formidable so either you
already knew where to look or they have a damn good index.

I've seen a couple of SR-71's, I'm going way out on a limb here but
I think one was at the Air Force Museum at Wright-Pat and the other
is in the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Either/both may be off-
base but I do recall seeing a couple of these very interesting
aircraft that still hold the record for both speed and ceiling for
an air-breathing aircraft, at least what has been de-classified.

You'd know, I imagine, but I've heard that a few of these can be
put back into service reasonably quickly if neither satellites nor
UAV can do a special job. I remember an interesting statistic that
dates back to, I think, the 1980s that claimed that it cost over
$55,000 per hour to fly these beasts.

--
HP, aka Jerry

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You'd know, I imagine, but I've heard that a few of these can be
put back into service reasonably quickly if neither satellites nor
UAV can do a special job.


Not anymore, the last 2, were given to NASA, and for a while they were
kept for research flights, when the project ended they are kept in flyable
storage, but a short time ago, they too were sent to museums,

the days for the Blackbird, free in the sky are over..