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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter  Posted: 19 May 2025, 23:22 |
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Username Protected wrote: Very cool, thx Very cool indeed! I found this vid before you posted it here. The SR-71 and Kelly Johnson never cease to amaze me. If you visit the Boeing Museum of Flight in Seattle, you can settle in to the cockpit of a Blackbird. Let your imagination run wild!
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 09:09 |
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Not anywhere close to what I pictured it would look like inside
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 12:40 |
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Watching that video makes me realize how dumb I really am
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 19:24 |
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How did they navigate over the vast distances they flew pre GPS?
Was it just dead reckoning supplemented by ADF and VOR, celestial navigation, or did LORAN extend over the target areas, presumably mostly the USSR?
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 19:34 |
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Username Protected wrote: How did they navigate over the vast distances they flew pre GPS?
Was it just dead reckoning supplemented by ADF and VOR, celestial navigation, or did LORAN extend over the target areas, presumably mostly the USSR? Inertial Nav and celestial nav
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 20:50 |
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I suspect designing that engine was on par with developing a new rocket engine so I wouldn't fee too bad unless you think you're a rocket scientist.[/quote]
LOL nowhere close to that. It is amazing how some people have that gift though.
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Post subject: Re: SR-71 Pilot Buz Carpenter Posted: 20 May 2025, 22:53 |
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Username Protected wrote: How did they navigate over the vast distances they flew pre GPS?
Was it just dead reckoning supplemented by ADF and VOR, celestial navigation, or did LORAN extend over the target areas, presumably mostly the USSR? Inertial Nav and celestial nav
I always wondered how that could see the stars in daylight, then I finally found that the sensor worked in the UV spectrum which can see stars just fine in daylight. One of the things they did just before takeoff was ensure that they had a star lock.
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