Cadet985 From United States, joined Mar 2002, 738 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (4 years 1 week 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
I seriously doubt it. Keep in mind that those cockpits are small and cramped to begin with, and they're even more cramped when you consider that the pilots need to wear spacesuits while at altitude.
AeroWeanie From United States, joined Dec 2004, 1527 posts, RR: 54 Reply 2, posted (4 years 1 week 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Find a copy of one of Brian Shul's books, "Sled Drivers" or "The Untouchables". They are loaded with pictures taken with pictures taken from the cockpit of an SR-71 in M=3+ cruise. He is a very talented photographer...
Cadet985 From United States, joined Mar 2002, 738 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (4 years 1 week 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting AeroWeanie (Reply 2): Find a copy of one of Brian Shul's books, "Sled Drivers" or "The Untouchables". They are loaded with pictures taken with pictures taken from the cockpit of an SR-71 in M=3+ cruise. He is a very talented photographer...
PhatAlbert From United States, joined Oct 2005, 95 posts, RR: 4 Reply 5, posted (4 years 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
S-71 is a very secrative plane, such as the F-117,B-2, U-2, etc.. If you are around such planes, or anyone besides the pilot or someone who is allowed, you are at risk of actually being shot or being put in jail. But since the SR-71 blackbirds are "inactive" and i believed retired of the service i highly doubt the pilot or anyone else for that matter took pictures. But like the pictures that Vzlet put up them maybe the only pictures besides maybe 3 more that you will see. Same with the U-2 I HIGHLY doubt that there are ANY pictures with the U-2. Because of the U-2 still active and still flying mission if they did have photos they are being withheld. Thats my thoughts which people may prove me wrong but there you go.
*Isaac*
AeroWeanie From United States, joined Dec 2004, 1527 posts, RR: 54 Reply 6, posted (4 years 1 week 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
PhatAlbert:
Your speculation is very wrong. As I said, find a copy of one of Brian Shul's books, "Sled Drivers" or "The Untouchables". You will find that they are loaded with pictures taken with pictures taken from the cockpit of an SR-71 in M=3+ cruise (I have them on the shelf two feet to my right, so this is not speculation). Flipping through "Dragon Lady" by Chris Pocock, I find two pictures taken from the cockpit of a U-2 at 60k"+ feet, including one of the instrument panel, showing the view in the periscope.
AeroWeanie From United States, joined Dec 2004, 1527 posts, RR: 54 Reply 9, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
AGM114L:
I believe that SR-71 back seat picture is a NASA bird and the arms and head you see belong to the late Marta Bohn-Meyer. I was an acquaintance of Marta's. Marta was kiled in a aerobatic accident two months ago.
CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 10, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 5): If you are around such planes, or anyone besides the pilot or someone who is allowed, you are at risk of actually being shot or being put in jail. But since the SR-71 blackbirds are "inactive" and i believed retired of the service i highly doubt the pilot or anyone else for that matter took pictures.
Bullshit.. During a museum crawl at the USAF museum in Dayton I sat in both cockpits of Habu.
Duce50boom From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 13, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 5): But since the SR-71 blackbirds are "inactive" and i believed retired of the service i highly doubt the pilot or anyone else for that matter took pictures. But like the pictures that Vzlet put up them maybe the only pictures besides maybe 3 more that you will see. Same with the U-2 I HIGHLY doubt that there are ANY pictures with the U-2. Because of the U-2 still active and still flying mission if they did have photos they are being withheld.
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 12): exactly CaptOveur a museum not during flight
Aeroweanie has proven you wrong with the SR-71, if anyone can post some inflight U-2S cockpit pictures for me, I'll email them to you and we can settle this once and for all
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 12): Duce i dont care about grammer.. im not graded for anything so i dont care about my mistakes..
CaptOveur From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 12): im not graded for anything so i dont care about my mistakes..
You won't get far in life thinking like that. Written communication skills matter in just about any job. They also improve understanding on message boards.
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 8): i dont like books and i dont really like reading
Get ready for some big letdowns in life.
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 5): I HIGHLY doubt that there are ANY pictures with the U-2.
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 5): If you are around such planes, or anyone besides the pilot or someone who is allowed, you are at risk of actually being shot or being put in jail
Ok logical leap but not 100% accurate
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 5): But since the SR-71 blackbirds are "inactive" and i believed retired of the service i highly doubt the pilot or anyone else for that matter took pictures.
AeroWeanie From United States, joined Dec 2004, 1527 posts, RR: 54 Reply 15, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
PhatAlbert:
I didn't get to be where I am in my career (and life in general) by not reading books and not caring about making mistakes. I see from your profile that you are 17 - I know that reading because school requires it might seem like drudgery (I was once that age and remember well). You are obviously interested in airplanes - use this to motivate yourself to read. Start with a good book about the SR-71 or the U-2. If your school doesn't have any, try your local public library. If you want suggestions, e-mail me directly from my profile.
474218 From United States, joined Oct 2005, 3745 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (4 years 1 week 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 32767 times:
PhatAlbert:
40 years ago, when I was not much older than you are, the Air Force gave me the opportunity to work on the SR-71. If I had an attitude like yours, 'I don't like books, and making mistakes is no big thing', the Air Force would have very quickly made me a cook or truck driver.
PhatAlbert From United States, joined Oct 2005, 95 posts, RR: 4 Reply 17, posted (4 years 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
No I mean I do not care on here.. in the workforce and such I would because of course you need Reading, Language, Math Etc. But what I am meaning is on this forum, hopefully people will atleast know what i'm trying to talk about. And for people understanding me on this im sorry ill try to imporve.
474218 From United States, joined Oct 2005, 3745 posts, RR: 1 Reply 18, posted (4 years 1 week 14 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Quoting PhatAlbert (Reply 17): No I mean I do not care on here.. in the workforce and such I would because of course you need Reading, Language, Math Etc. But what I am meaning is on this forum, hopefully people will atleast know what i'm trying to talk about. And for people understanding me on this im sorry ill try to imporve.
Ulfinator From United States, joined Mar 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (4 years 1 week 8 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
Typically what I have found in looking at cockpits is that it is not the layout or the instruments themselves that is secret but the information the display. Same goes for many navy ships and subs. Nothing real secret in a missle sub bridge except for the depth gauge that shows how deep they can go!
I believe that SR-71 back seat picture is a NASA bird and the arms and head you see belong to the late Marta Bohn-Meyer. I was an acquaintance of Marta's. Marta was kiled in a aerobatic accident two months ago.
I'm sorry to hear that. I can definitely emphasize with the loss of a comrade, an unfortunate reality of the lives we lead.
PhatAlbert,
Do not get too discouraged about the comments directed toward you. I have failed out of college and my grammar skills are poor, despite this I have managed to have a somewhat successful career in aviation. It also helps that I am really really really really ridiculously good-looking.
RG828 From Brazil, joined Jan 2004, 576 posts, RR: 2 Reply 25, posted (4 years 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 32767 times:
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Quoting Lurch (Reply 23): Also my mates sat in the cockpit at the Boeing museum of flight two Weeks a go and got loads of photos!
I enjoyed that as well, I was surprised at how cramped it was. Cant imagine how it was being in there flying the machine, in a spacesuit, at Mach 3.0, at 80K+ feet, for hours at hand over hostile territory keeping tabs over a million things. I doubt pilots ever looked out the windows except for take off, landing and refuelling. Ok, maybe when they got shot at as well.
I heard that the SR-71 could go above 100,000 feet. Any truth to this?
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26 Drewfly: I remember reading in Ben Rich's book a commentary by an SR-71 pilot, who said that him and his RSO could look out the windows and see MiG-25s trying
27 EI747SYDNEY: One of the hreat planes and a favourite of mine too. Thanks for sharing the pics Rob
28 Vzlet: Concerning SR-71 capabilities and top speed, there's this from an earlier SR-71-related post(reply 6): "Paul Kucher's site has a copy of the ops manua
29 Lurch: Here is the heart of the SR-71a the Mighty J-58 http://www.enginehistory.org/p&w_j58.htm
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