SR-71 Mystiques

Really great guys. I envy your career 😉

I worked at Link in Binghamton. QC, Gage Crib 2 yrs just before enlisting in USAF 1969. In 1970, I was at Edwards AFB working on WCS on F4 with TISEO. I’ll never forget the scream of the YF12A engines on the test pad miles away across the base from the flight line, hangar and barracks. It flew by at an airshow there before I shipped to Udorn Thailand and as it passed the stands, they punched in the afterburners and with a sonic ba-boom, it was gone! Won’t forget that either.

wow ! that was so interesting. It was the first time I have ever heard pilots talk about that plane and I took in every word of it. thank you so much !

@PeninsuliaSr...could you please try to get somebody from Long Beach McDonnell Douglas to talk about the assembly lines there?

Thank you so much!

I think my two favorite SR71 stories are of the low visibility flyby in England on the way back to Beale, where they nearly stalled looking for the bottom of the cloud layer, and the "Aspen Speed Check" story. :)

Awesome! This is history, thank u for sharing.

These great men are so much more intelligent than the average bear! It's humbling to hear their amazing stories, can you imagine the stories they CAN'T TELL?! I loved the story about buzzing the airport at the air show... What gonads! Wonderful men and an amazing aircraft, when I was a little kid in the 60's I had a plastic toy SR-71, that is the closest I will ever come to flying one. Not everyone is as gifted as these men are. Great series, looking forward to many more!

Have the Russians ever had an aircraft equivalent to the SR-71 that has flown over the United States?

Did any of the pilots wives know their husbands flew them? Any women fly the SR-71?

Top notch channel! Thank you , great job

What a great series! Love to visit the museum some time. Keep the interviews rolling!

The quote they couldn't remember was the three things that are useless to a flight crew are 1, the airspace above you, 2 ,the runway behind you and 3, the fuel you left in the truck.......
What an amazing presentation!
I could listen to these guys all day. Standing order, I will buy these guys a beer any time.

You guys were frigging Awesome!!!

Since you can’t forge titanium each one was machined a little differently......that’s why every SR-71 had different personalities

I remember Gen O'Malley's crash. Truly a tragedy. I wasn't USAF, but I had many AF friends, and people knew Gen O'Malley by reputation: one of excellence and servant based leadership. Truly a loss for the USAF. He perished with his wife in that T-39 crash in PA in 1985. I'm sure, as Maury said, he would have been next USAF Chief of Staff.

it is absolutelly UN BE LI VE A BLE how priceless these stories are and Im not even North American! We need to spread the word and bring more people to here

Bravo! Col. Don Schreiber , SR-71 pilot was my college business production management professor at Baylor University Hankamar School of Business. On the first day of class, he Attempted to explain to the class with the SR 71 was and how fast it went by explaining that a trip from Waco to Dallas would’ve taken approximately three minutes. As a student pilot fanatic, I assure you I was the only one who understood the magnitude of who he is Dorichlee was in what he achieved. I was blown away and ultimately got a C in the class.

Thank you for your service and for sharing your experience!

747s also had a kind of astro tracker with a sextant that worked with the INS system, it's very interesting how they solved navigation back in the days when GPS wasn't there.

Humble respect from France , America
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great video explaining how these guys worked

How much does a pilot and ROI and plane cost if a sam shot one down. 1980 was a long time ago and i think a satellite is harder to hit and drones can remain on station for a lot longer than both.

You know what I like? There sharing a bottle of water...still a crew till this day.

I just love these. Thank you!

Troy and Virgil Tempest right there in the flesh. FAB.

still teaming over a mic this time - thanks gents for your stories

I believe the SR-71 was much faster than admitted. I have watched an interview with an F-111 pilot who stated that plane without a titanium hull and the use of ramjets could make mach 3. SR-71 pilots claim they flew at a max of M3.2 with 3.4 being the tested limit. Something doesn't add up.

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much.

very informative discussion, thank you !

Hi PeninsulaSeniors, do you have someone in your network who's a former crewmember? You seem to have a lot of these videos but, in this instance, quantity does NOT degrade quality. Excellent subject matter and production.

Great video! Thanks for sharing! Your channel has some real treasures.

Best show.

Love these. Thank you

Another aviation legends time. Thanks a lot.

Another superb presentation: absolutely fascinating, could listen to the professionals talk about their experiences all day!

I love you guys nearly as much as I love this amazing, peacemaking airplane itself. I thank you deeply!

Priceless personal stories.

Enjoying these presentations!
Keep it going!