Film, video or pictures from inside SR71 in flight
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Film, video or pictures from inside SR71 in flight
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?
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Photos from inside a SR-71
There's lots of photos taken from inside a SR-71, but because of the fairly cramped conditions they tend to either show the pilot/RSO or just peer over the side. Visit some of the many websites dedicated to the SR-71 and you'll find what your looking for.
Here's one looking out the cockpit window at 80,000ft:
Heimdall
Here's one looking out the cockpit window at 80,000ft:
Heimdall
Last edited by Heimdall; 4th Jan 2008 at 15:45.
