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Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission |
 Enlarge | Author: Richard H. Graham
Creator: Jay K. Miller
Publisher: Zenith Press
Customer Rating:  6 Reviews
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Product Description
For anyone who has ever wondered what its like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, this book has the answer. Flying the SR-71 Blackbird takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced. The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works. The aircraft flew so fast and high that not one was ever shot down, even by a missile. SR-71 pilot and instructor Colonel Richard Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on how regular Air Force pilots and navigators transformed themselves into SR-71 Blackbird crews, turning their unique aviation talents to account in an unprecedented way. Arguably the worlds foremost expert on piloting the Blackbird, Graham details, as no one else could, what an SR-71 mission entails, from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.
Book Description
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced. The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works. The aircraft flew so fast and high that not one was ever shot down. SR-71 pilot and instructor Colonel Richard Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on what an SR-71 mission entails, from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.
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Flying the SR-71 Blackbird December 27, 2008
Larry L. Tracy (Costa Mesa, CA USA)
This book is well written by a very experienced pilot. I have his other books and have enjoyed every one of them. Having seen and HEARD the SR-71 fly, this book makes the flight experience come even closer. I only wish I could have had the flight experiences that the author had!
SR-71 Switch by Switch December 26, 2008
J. Burden
This is a valuable and very interesting view of this magnificent airplane and we are in debt to Graham for taking the time to share it with us. If you are not into the details of technical flying, this is not for you. However, with Graham's writing style I found myself inside the cockpit with him, and was fascinated with what it took to put one of these things in the air.
A valuable addition to the history of the plane and the remarkable men who flew them.
An absorbing technical book about Mach 3 flying. October 31, 2008
removeb4flight (California, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The previous reviews are right on the mark, so I won't restate what they said. This book has a tremendous amount of detail on the physics of flight, engine parameters, navigation challenges, and steps taken to do an actual mission. It is not for casual readers, although there are short sections boxed in the text that relate to humorous or unusual incidents, that all readers would enjoy. I am still amazed that engineers working for Kelly Johnson built this aircraft with slide rules, paper tables, and drawings made by draftsmen, not computers. They achieved Mach 3+ flight using "steam gauges" and pilot skill. Contrast that with the Stealth fighter which flys because a computer moves the control surfaces in response to pilot input. I have seen the SR-71 fly at Beale and this book adds a great insight into its design and operation. I highly recommend it.
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission September 20, 2008
James P. Pratt (Fresno, CA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are interested in knowing every minute detail about the SR-71 Blackbird, this is the book for you. I have seen the Blackbird up close, sat in the cockpit, and have spent many hours flying the SR-71 on Microsoft Flight Simulator (SR-71 sim available online). Now, with this book, I am learning all of the Blackbird's intimate secrets. The author leaves nothing to the imagination as he steps you through a mission. The planning, the preflight, the cockpit check, taxiing, runup, takeoff, climbout, mission navigation, descent, and landing. It is all there. Did you know that the SR-71 gets only 20% of its thrust from the two jet engines? Where does the rest come from? The author will tell you. There are diagrams and descriptions of every instrument, switch, and lever in the aircraft. This all was top secret stuff a few years ago.
Three out of Three September 7, 2008
John Freedman (Decatur, IL USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO FLY AN SR-71? Well there are two things you need, one is this book, the other, well an operating aircraft. That I can't help you with, but I can suggest you should get this book!
Rich Graham was an instructor pilot on the SR-71, and his infinite knowledge of operating the Blackbird is laid out in the step by step procedures of flying the aircraft. Each check list item is described and laid out to explain it in terms you can understand.
This is Col Graham's third book, and 'Flying the Blackbird' like the others is a must for the Blackbird fan. This book is unique in that it tells you the complex cockpit procedures of this marvel of aviation. No other book or writer could give you the insight that Col. Rich Graham does.
A must.
| Product Specifications
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0760332398
Dewey Decimal Number: 358.4583
EAN: 9780760332399
Publication Date: July 15, 2008
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