Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission
Published July 15th 2008 by Zenith Press (first published January 1st 2008)
ISBN 0760332398
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For anyone who has ever wondered what its like to fly the SR-71 on a secret Mach 3 reconnaissance mission, this book has the answer. Flying the SR-71 Blackbird takes readers along on an operational mission that only a few Air Force pilots have ever experienced.
The Lockheed SR-71, unofficially known as the Blackbird, was an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed Skunk Works. The aircraft flew so fast and high that not one was ever shot down, even by a missile. SR-71 pilot and instructor Colonel Richard Graham offers a rare cockpit perspective on how regular Air Force pilots and navigators transformed themselves into SR-71 Blackbird crews, turning their unique aviation talents to account in an unprecedented way.
Arguably the worlds foremost expert on piloting the Blackbird, Graham details, as no one else could, what an SR-71 mission entails, from donning a pressure suit to returning to base.
Per quanto mi riguarda:
Un libro SPET TA CO LA RE.
L'autore (pilota USAF in pensione) porta il lettore per mano dentro la base, con racconti puntuali di aneddoti, procedure ed eventi storici, fino a salire sull'aereo (a mio modesto parere) più spettacolare di sempre, che, con maniacale puntualità e precisione, viene descritto attraverso ogni singola azione su ogni comando del cockpit. quest'ultimo viene analizzato e spiegato in tutte le sue sezioni e, di conseguenza, il lettore viene istruito su tutti i sistemi e sottosistemi del BlackBird. Ripeto SPET TA CO LA RE