Sr71 pilot maury rosenberg talks about the one time he decided to request a flyby over the sacramento airport on his way returning to beale afb where he was going to land. What really matters is the thrill of flying it in an. Compare brands and shopping results for brian shul removed for cause from. The sr71 blackbirds most spectacular flyover was also. This is an expanded excerpt from brian shuls book sled driver. Click download or read online button to get sled driver book now. Its my cakeday, have a free pdf of sled driver and the sr71. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Force pilots, ever steered the sled, as we called our aircraft. The sr71 buzzing the tower story you probably never. Flying the worlds fastest jet by brian shul goodreads. Ive been reading this ebook, sled driver flying the worlds fastest jet by brian shul. Air force inventory in 1966, the sr 71 was the fastest, highest flying jet aircraft in the world. A place to discuss the history of the lockheed sr 71 blackbird aircraft.
The sr71 blackbirds most spectacular flyover was also its slowest. I was piloting the sr71 spy plane, the worlds fastest jet, accompanied by a marine. Sr71 blackbird pilot brian shul with his book, sled driver. Sr 71 book sled uploaded on 09262019, downloaded 20 times, receiving a 45 rating by 20 users. American ladies playing a rufty tufty sport seriously on the first page for me. Our lockheed sr71yf12a12 blackbirds special edition pdf. The sr 71 is a technical marvel that was well ahead of its time. Theres an easy to find link but dropbox refuses to let me download due to too much traffic. Page 5 really cool interview about what it was like to be a. This book is a collection of stories, from the funny to the awe inspiring, from the small group of men sled driver is an amazing read. A couple days ago someone mentioned brian shuls now long out of print and hard to find book, sled driver. I joked, that if we were ever captured, he was the spy, and i was just the driver.
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