Hey Geeks! Here you can read all SR-71 Blackbird stories published on The Aviation Geek Club site.
‘It was thought if the Chance Vought XF8U-3 Super Crusader where to have gone into production it would have been powered…
The world’s largest supplier of it was the Soviet Union. The US worked through Third World countries and fake companies and…
“Turning inbound on our first sensor run, I noticed the “R” light on my electronic countermeasures (ECM) panel was illuminated. A…
‘I know from personal experience since my father used to fly the SR-71 Blackbird (Butch Sheffield) having a cold could cause…
With inspiring perseverance, Brian Shul overcame near-fatal wartime injuries to fly the SR-71 Blackbird – the fastest and highest-flying aircraft the…
The so-called YF-12C was SR-71A 61-7951, modified with YF-12A inlets and engines and a bogus tail number 06937 belonging to an…
“I gave an envelope to the base commander…. I was instructed to give this envelope out if we were ever in…
As the target was approached, the left engine oil pressure began to drop (at Mach 3.2). As the SR-71 Blackbird started…
The final resting place of SR-71 Blackbird #61-17974 better known as Ichiban was in 25,597 feet of water, in an area…
The SR-71 night time flight performance restrictions were lifted so the flight could be flown at max Mach (3.2) and turns…
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