SR71 cockpit walkthrough

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 03/11/2014 at 20:48 • Filed to: planeopnik

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Im a total SR-71 nerd (RS71) but I still learned some new stuff!

Timmy - MINI With a Big Blower > HammerheadFistpunch 03/11/2014 at 20:51

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I love that plane. My dad was the boom guy for in flight refueling during the Persian Gulf war, and he said he only ever saw one of those and he refueled it. He says it has its presence when in the air.

Lekker > HammerheadFistpunch 03/11/2014 at 21:28

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I'd crap myself if I had to know how to read and understand all those dials. Seriously amazing stuff. I never knew the cockpit was so small/narrow. Idk why I always pictured it having a space ship style cockpit. Open with one person leading and a few pilots pushing buttons. Maybe it is because it was that sci-fi when it came out. Man I admire this stuff

Eric the RC guy > HammerheadFistpunch 03/11/2014 at 21:29

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Okay, I'm ready for flight now. Where do I report to?

Kaltrop > HammerheadFistpunch 03/12/2014 at 07:37

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Thanks, this was awesome! I love the fact that they dial the cg back for speed runs... What a machine!

vicariousILive > HammerheadFistpunch 03/12/2014 at 12:07

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Adjustable Cg... I love this plane! Thanks for posting that

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 03/12/2014 at 16:18

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That is the most mind blowingingly awesome plane ever. I don't think it will ever be topped in terms of sheer presence ever. Someday we might equal or better its performance, but nothing will have the presence of the Blackbird. It just amazes me the stuff that was designed with slide rules.

HammerheadFistpunch > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/12/2014 at 16:24

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so much analog...

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > HammerheadFistpunch 03/12/2014 at 16:32

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Enough needles to keep a junky happy.