[vdubjb]

Has one ever crashed?

 

[mmmturbo]

Let me Google that for you. 32 Blackbirds were built. 12 airframes were lost to accidents.


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[WaHelios]

I actually just finished building one of these a few weeks ago. Amazing birds.

 

[mmmturbo]

Great looking model! Which kit?


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[The Maytag Man]

Was in DC a few weeks back and made the pilgrimage to both the NASM.

Seeing this in person was a huge treat!

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[palakaman]

I've been kind of keeping an eye out for Brian Shul's book 'Sled Driver'. It's not the original copy though. The special edition comes with Sled Driver and The Untouchables and a few extras for less than original copy is going for now. So I decided it was time for me to treat myself and get a copy. :thumbup:

 

[Gern_Blanston]

Nice! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[NoDubJustYet]

Cool article about an emergency landing in Norway back in the early 80s: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/that-time-an-sr-71-made-an-emergency-landing-in-norway-1765436508

 

[welderdood]

If ever in the Seattle area be sure to go to the museum at Boeing. There you can sit in a mock up cockpit of a SR71....even at 35 years old I had a hige grin on my face. Epic machine indeed.

 

[JTinFocus]

Cool article about an emergency landing in Norway back in the early 80s: http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/that-time-an-sr-71-made-an-emergency-landing-in-norway-1765436508

There is no doubt that our presence was heralded to Soviet personnel on the ground by the sweet (and rather loud) sound of freedom: the distinctive double-sonic boom of the 2,200 mile-per-hour SR-71.

:laugh:

 

[Phillie Phanatic]

 

[NoDubJustYet]

The middle F-4 must be broken.

 

[Phillie Phanatic]

The middle F-4 must be broken.

Leave me alone old man!

 

[NHDUBN#2]

Has one ever crashed?

Look up the D21 drone program.

 

[Geekengineer]

Has one ever crashed?

The SR-71 is an airplane, so yes, one has crashed.

In fact, more than one.

http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/losses.php

https://www.google.com/search?q=list+of+sr-71+accidents&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=950&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNg9D0n-3QAhVowlQKHXcYDzwQ_AUIBygC#tbm=isch&q=sr-71+crash

 

[Gern_Blanston]

Merry Christmas to me! The girls snagged a mint-condition,
autographed (!) 1st-edition copy of Sled Driver for me for Christmas.
I am flabbergasted. Thank you Janelle and Hannah. You are the best!

 

[Hybrid VW]

Sweet! Now you have an autographed shirt AND book

 

[Gern_Blanston]

Sweet! Now you have an autographed shirt AND book

I KNOW, RIGHT!!! You and my wife are AWESOME!! (maybe not in that order)

 

[palakaman]

Awesome! Congrats on the snag!

 

[NHDUBN#2]