SR-71 bitchslaps F-18 driver

[westwall]

This is just one of the many reasons why the SR-71 is my favorite aircraft.


SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Trolls Arrogant Fighter Pilot with Ground Speed Check.

 

[hjmick]

For speed, I'm on board with the Blackbird.


For brawn and meanness, the A-10.

 

[ChesBayJJ]

This is just one of the many reasons why the SR-71 is my favorite aircraft.


SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Trolls Arrogant Fighter Pilot with Ground Speed Check.

What a great story. Winner.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

For speed, I'm on board with the Blackbird.


For brawn and meanness, the A-10.

Yep..my two favorite aircraft.
One the epitome of in your face,low and slow ass kickery.
The other the pinnacle of sneaky,hightech glorious speed.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

This is just one of the many reasons why the SR-71 is my favorite aircraft.


SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Trolls Arrogant Fighter Pilot with Ground Speed Check.

Always loved that story!

 

[Lewdog]

It was pretty sweet when I was a kid to see a Blackbird up close at the Wright-Patterson Air Force museum. They have some iconic aircraft there like the Air Force One that Kennedy's body was flown in and LBJ was sworn in.

 

[Kosh]

This is just one of the many reasons why the SR-71 is my favorite aircraft.


SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Trolls Arrogant Fighter Pilot with Ground Speed Check.

Great story, however the fastest fighter Jet on the planet is?

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 F, The plane has an incredible top speed of Mach 3.2 (2,190 mph, or 3,524 km/h).

The SR-71 Blackbird could accelerate to Mach 3.3 (more than 2,200 mph, or 3,540 km/h) at an altitude of 80,000 feet (24,400 m).

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Pic from the cockpit of the SR-71

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Some interesting facts on the SR-71.

The plane would grow up to a foot longer due to heat expansion from friction and the huge Pratt and Whitney engines.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

The SR-71's fuel tanks leaked like a sieve while on the ground because they had to be designed to work at higher temps which expand to form a tight seal.

This required in air refueling after takeoff.

 

[ChesBayJJ]

The SR-71’s Record-Breaking Transatlantic Crossing

 

[williepete]

The J-58 turboramjet concept was pure genius well ahead of its time.