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Flying the Sr-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission (Revised)

Flying the Sr-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission (Revised)

Miller, Jay
Graham, Richard H.

Paperback

Military BiographiesAir Combat

ISBN10: 0760366411
ISBN13: 9780760366417
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: Oct 1 2019
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.60 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
For anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, this book has the answer. Completely redesigned and updated with photos from author Colonel Richard H. Graham's personal archive, as well as a new introduction, Flying the SR-71 Blackbird details what an SR-71 mission entailed, from planning to donning a pressure suit to returning to base.

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 world's foremost expert on piloting the Blackbird, Graham takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced.

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