Brian Shul - Flying the SR71
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Thanks for that Mr Dak, very entertaining.
Anyone with an interest in the SR-71 will also enjoy this podcast here.
In this episode we discuss the world’s fastest and highest flying jet-powered aircraft ever built, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Our guest is Col. (Ret) Richard Graham, a former SR-71 pilot. Our conversation is loosely based on his book Flying the SR-71, and we discuss the challenge of flying the SR-71. As a consequence of its unique capabilities and its engine and inlet design, the aircraft posed a number of very specific challenges on the pilot.
Ref his book, "Sled Driver" by Brian Shul.
I have always kicked myself because in about 1991/2 there was a bookshop closing down in Southampton and they had a copy of this for around £25 IIRC, and I didn't buy it.
Now going for around £175 and upwards
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But not sure if I would have sold it 'cos I tend to keep books, much to the disgust of my wife
Regards, Den.
I have always kicked myself because in about 1991/2 there was a bookshop closing down in Southampton and they had a copy of this for around £25 IIRC, and I didn't buy it.
Now going for around £175 and upwards
:But not sure if I would have sold it 'cos I tend to keep books, much to the disgust of my wife
Regards, Den.
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Whilst probably not as comprehensive in terms of SR-71 coverage, Philip Taubman's Secret Empire provides some very interesting insights into the development of the SR-71 programme alongside the U-2 and Corona projects.
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Was given Sled Driver by a former USAF MSGT MX friend who had worked on a few 'special' programs at Edwards in the 60s and 70s... He had more than a tear in his eye when he gave it to me! 
Ben Rich's Skunk Works is a great read too...he designed the SR's inlet system and later led the F-117 program after Kelly Johnson retired.
Ben Rich's Skunk Works is a great read too...he designed the SR's inlet system and later led the F-117 program after Kelly Johnson retired.
Last edited by FoxtrotAlpha18; 12th May 2013 at 02:24.
never did get to read it.
Richard Graham has written four excellent books on the SR, even though he only says three on the podcast
SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story
SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales and Legends
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit On a Secret Operational Mission
Also, anything, and I do mean anything by Paul Crickmore on the SR-71. One of the most amazing things about his copious knowledge of the aircraft is that he never was associated with the program!
SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story
SR-71 Blackbird: Stories, Tales and Legends
Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit On a Secret Operational Mission
Also, anything, and I do mean anything by Paul Crickmore on the SR-71. One of the most amazing things about his copious knowledge of the aircraft is that he never was associated with the program!
