tartare
3rd Jan 2008, 06:11
Esteemed gentlemen,
I've been seraching for a while now for some shots from inside the SR71 while in flight.
While photos taken by U2 pilots in flight both of themselves and looking out the windown are freely available, there seems to be no de-classified film, video or photos in the public domain taken by either a Blackbrid pilot or RSO.
Is that because of:
-the very cramped workspace while wearing a full pressure suit?
-intense nature of the mission i.e. pilot has to keep a very close hand on what was an extremely `fussy' aircraft to fly? (I seem to remember reading somewhere that correct AOA in the cruise could not vary by any more than +/- 3 degrees)
-classified equipment clearly visible... at least from the RSO position?
Any ex-sled drivers able to shed some light on this... or even better, point me to some in flight piccies from inside the Habu?
I've been seraching for a while now for some shots from inside the SR71 while in flight.
While photos taken by U2 pilots in flight both of themselves and looking out the windown are freely available, there seems to be no de-classified film, video or photos in the public domain taken by either a Blackbrid pilot or RSO.
Is that because of:
-the very cramped workspace while wearing a full pressure suit?
-intense nature of the mission i.e. pilot has to keep a very close hand on what was an extremely `fussy' aircraft to fly? (I seem to remember reading somewhere that correct AOA in the cruise could not vary by any more than +/- 3 degrees)
-classified equipment clearly visible... at least from the RSO position?
Any ex-sled drivers able to shed some light on this... or even better, point me to some in flight piccies from inside the Habu?