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GrummanDude
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 Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 12:10 pm Post subject: here is something you might like |
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copy and paste if it doesn't work.
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject: here is something you might like |
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Freakin' awesome.
You had to hear one flyby at an airshow to appreciate the power of the Sled.
Bruce Smith
On Jan 7, 2010, at 3:06 PM, teamgrumman(at)aol.com (teamgrumman(at)aol.com) wrote:
[quote]copy and paste if it doesn't work.
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GrummanDude
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:28 am Post subject: here is something you might like |
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I worked at Edwards from 1982 to 1997. One afternoon, I was on the ramp investigating a compressor stall on an F-16 and an SR-71 did a very low altitude pass, at maybe 300 knots, and then a gentile climbing turn. Very pretty. At the time he passed opposite us, he was about 100 AGL. Very cool
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haveblue1(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: here is something you might like |
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Gary,
Compressor stall on a Pratt & Whitney? Never;)
Bruce Smith
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On Jan 8, 2010, at 1:27 PM, teamgrumman(at)aol.com (teamgrumman(at)aol.com) wrote:
[quote]I worked at Edwards from 1982 to 1997. One afternoon, I was on the ramp investigating a compressor stall on an F-16 and an SR-71 did a very low altitude pass, at maybe 300 knots, and then a gentile climbing turn. Very pretty. At the time he passed opposite us, he was about 100 AGL. Very cool
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:53 pm Post subject: here is something you might like |
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Is it a rumor that the fuel tanks leak at low altitudes / slow speeds?
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GrummanDude
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject: here is something you might like |
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LOL. Had to crack up on that one. I worked some -200s. Didn't care for them much. I worked the -229. It was my favorite. I watched a test run of a -229x. Very cool.
This particular F-16 had some weird fuel deliver problems. I think the plane was 557, or maybe 456. It was one of my test planes. As I recall, Mike, from West Palm had some trick to fix it. Anyway. Those were the days. Nothing like riding a -229 F-16 in full AB. 350 knots soon after gear up and rolling over base housing.
Gary
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| Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:03 am Post subject: here is something you might like |
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Is it a rumor that the fuel tanks leak at
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Leaked like a sieve (by design). Due to thermal expansion at high speed/temps, when on the ground, many part simply didn't (nor were designed) to seal well. A friend of mine worked on them in Okinawa and had some great tales about that plane. Since it was also made virtually completely of titanium, it had its own special toolset where tools couldn't have certain elements (like cadmium) in them which reacted with the titanium.
The engineering of that aircraft, given the era is simply amazing, especially the propulsion system. The SR-71 was apparently more efficient the faster it flew (contrary to common sense). You can go on and on of how amazing a plane it was.
I still love the fact that the official position still is that it was retired 'cause satellites could replace it. Yeah right. I want to know what plane replaced it (i.e. Aurora?).
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CollinLeon
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 9:15 am Post subject: Re: here is something you might like |
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I spoke with one of the engineers on the project many years ago and she said that to say that the SR-71 leaks like a sieve is to insult all the sieves out there... Basically, it has to refuel very soon after takeoff. Once up to speed and the aircraft sufficiently warmed up and the metal expanded, it quits leaking...
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