# The Thrill of Flying the SR-71 Blackbird
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**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746 "2010-08-06T07:54:08Z")
**Posts on this page:** 19
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### Author:  [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/1 "2010-08-06T07:54:08Z")
Cool read. It’s probably old. True engineering marvel.
> **[The thrill of flying the SR-71 Blackbird](https://sploid.gizmodo.com/5511236/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird)**
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> I can tell you about the SR-71 Blackbird's titanium frame, its Pratt&Whitney J58-P4 engines, or its genesis. But that's not important. What really matters is the thrill of flying it in an extremely dangerous mission, as remembered by this...
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/2 "2010-08-06T08:03:21Z")
damn! too many gauges in there!
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/3 "2010-08-06T08:14:50Z")
article gave me chills. great read. Wish the book wasn’t $427.
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 8:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/4 "2010-08-06T08:20:36Z")
Great read. Always loved those planes.
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### Author:  [@car\_ramrod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/car_ramrod)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/5 "2010-08-06T08:58:43Z")
awesome read
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### Author:  [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/6 "2010-08-06T09:03:04Z")
yup i just got goosebumps
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### Author:  [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/7 "2010-08-06T09:57:22Z")
WOW im thoroughly impressed. Awesome read!
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/8 "2010-08-06T10:03:26Z")
Not sure if this article mentions it, but an SR-71 made it from LA to DC in an hour and four minutes wayyyy back in the day!
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### Author:  [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/9 "2010-08-06T10:07:52Z")
yes it is mentioned in this article…
On her final flight, the Blackbird, destined for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum , sped from Los Angeles to Washington in 64 minutes, averaging 2,145 mph and setting four speed records.
reading\>travis :lol
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/10 "2010-08-06T10:09:25Z")
> [@Wow...i didn;t know UBRF was closed..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wow-i-didn-t-know-ubrf-was-closed/34138/3):
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> yes it is mentioned in this article
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> reading\>travis :lol
No coffee yet brah, I can barely see the screen. Sorry sir.
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### Author:  [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/11 "2010-08-06T10:11:39Z")
^ HaHa no problem bro. Just breaking balls.
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### Author:  [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/12 "2010-08-06T10:21:32Z")
Good read… SR71 has always been one of my favorite planes…
and I just thought this was absolutely hysterical
> One day, high above Arizona , we were monitoring the radio traffic of all the mortal airplanes below us. First, a Cessna pilot asked the air traffic controllers to check his ground speed. ‘Ninety knots,’ ATC replied. A twin Bonanza soon made the same request. ‘One-twenty on the ground,’ was the reply. To our surprise, a navy F-18 came over the radio with a ground speed check. I knew exactly what he was doing. Of course, he had a ground speed indicator in his cockpit, but he wanted to let all the bug-smashers in the valley know what real speed was ‘Dusty 52, we show you at 620 on the ground,’ ATC responded. The situation was too ripe. I heard the click of Walter’s mike button in the rear seat. In his most innocent voice, Walter startled the controller by asking for a ground speed check from 81,000 feet, clearly above controlled airspace. In a cool, professional voice, the controller replied, ’ Aspen 20, I show you at 1,982 knots on the ground.’ We did not hear another transmis sion on that frequency all the way to the coast.
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/13 "2010-08-06T10:35:30Z")
SR-71+Veyron SS and/or Mclaren F1=Dream Vehicle Hanger
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/14 "2010-08-06T11:04:21Z")
I don’t wanna go digging for the exact quote but I liked the statement that was something along the lines of “we were a speeding bullet…only faster”
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### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [August 6, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/15 "2010-08-06T13:45:35Z")
cool shit there
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/16 "2010-08-07T09:26:48Z")
^ Pretty sick video.
Found it kinda funny that it takes 2 chevy motors to start it :lol I guess ford couldn’t cut it.
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### Author:  [@Allstar\_Graphics](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Allstar_Graphics)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/17 "2010-08-07T10:33:34Z")
sweeeet! The air space museum is about 15 minutes from my house too!
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### Author:  [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/18 "2010-08-07T13:33:51Z")
Just.amazing
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### Author:  [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-thrill-of-flying-the-sr-71-blackbird/253746/19 "2010-08-07T14:45:16Z")
Saw it at the museum. Awesome