AnthonyWan Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Sorry if there's already a thread, but a search revealed nothing, so here goes. Post up your Sled pictures here ;) Heck this might get Brain P moving to make that decal sheet!! =Awan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 61-7972 at the NASM's Udvar-Hazy Center. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 (edited) Took these when one came in to Pearson International for the annual CNE Airshow, I think it was either '82 or '83 Leaking fuel again! Note the tape over the canopy seams to prevent rain water from getting in: Pilot Lt. Col. Maury Rosenberg and his RSO Col. Don Bulloch Chatting with another pilot and a ground crewman before the flight Note the HABU patch, this guy has been places! Edited December 1, 2008 by The Rat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted December 1, 2008 Author Share Posted December 1, 2008 Sweet pics Rat!! B) Thanks for sharing. =A= Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian P: Fightertown Decals Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 I was there for the day of the Blackbird gathering - top photo. Erik Hildebrant (IIRC), the AF photographer and myself were the 3 people allowed to take pictures from the stand. I shot half a roll and then enjoyed a few precious seconds trying to take in the beauty of the view I also happened to be at both the retirement ceremony and one of the last launches from Beale AFB. Have quite a few pictures from those and a few other days but I'll be a while before I have the time to finish putting them on photobucket to be able to post here... I'm really excited about our sheet. It's got both some cool historical stuff with a few of the 'last' Blackbirds. I'll post more in our forum when I know what the release date is but I'm itching to finish that big Testors kit I started back in the 90s! -brian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Guys, here's a bit more inspiration. I was just looking around for some YF-12 stuff and stumbled upon this: www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/88796main_YF-12.pdf It is a 9.5mb file, about 160+ pages of historical data on the YF-12. AMAZING! Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Wow, NASA has good servers. Fastest download I've had in months. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's a huge parachute.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Rat Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 That's a huge parachute.. Try stuffing it into the back of a pickup truck on a windy day after recovering one. Been there, done than, earned the beer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 Try stuffing it into the back of a pickup truck on a windy day after recovering one. Been there, done than, earned the beer! :D Pickup truck hang glider?? :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Kadena A.B. 1985: 1982. The 1982 William Tell "Shogun" team prepares to head for the states. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 NAS Miramar-1986 ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobrahistorian Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Kadena A.B. 1985: 1982. The 1982 William Tell "Shogun" team prepares to head for the states. Hey Bob, Any idea what the tail number on that bird is? Jon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Daim. Aren't SR-71 just simply fantastic?!?! :wub: Thanks for all pictures! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Daim. Aren't SR-71 just simply fantastic?!?! Thanks for all pictures! Probably the most sinister looking jet ever and yet unarmed ... The YF-12A wasn't quite as sinister looking IMHO ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NightHawk Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 what, no love for the A-12?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 what, no love for the A-12?? How about the A-12 at the San Diego Air and Space Museum: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JB2013 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Very nice! How about pictures of an A-12 pls. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper50 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) I've been a Blackbird fan the mid 1960s, but I never did get to see one fly. I have been to several Museums and seen the static displays. I always wanted to get out to the Seattle Museum of Flight to see the M-21 nad the D-21 Drone. Maybe someday. Don M. http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/loc...-m-21-blackbird I found some of my pics from the Warner Robins Museum from 2001. Edited December 5, 2008 by viper50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mkimages Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Since there seems to be some confusion about it, even in reference sources I've seen, I put this pic together to show the differences between the profiles of the crew compartments of the various Blackbirds. Hopefully it'll clear things up a bit. The single-seat A-12 was flat all the way along the spine up to the front of the canopy, no bulges, curves or angles. The two M-21 motherships, which were purpose built on the A-12 production line, shared the flat spine of the A-12, adding a second cockpit in the position of the A-12's Q-bay which originally housed the camera(s). There is a slight bulge in the area of the rear cockpit visible in the pic. The YF-12 had a completely redesigned nose section with an enlarged crew compartment and a canopy which curved upwards from the flat spine. Finally, SR-71's also had a raised and curved canopy section, though not to the extent of the YF-12, owing to the SR-71's smaller nose. HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 That was very helpful Mark Clears up some confusion I had as well :wacko: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 That was very helpful Mark :wacko: Clears up some confusion I had as well :P The keyword there is "some" folks ... Not all ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Those profile photos are very helpful as I had always wondered about the differences between the various models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 In plane view, the A-12's chines a less prominent than the SR-71's also ... The A-12's nose is basically 'more pointy' ... Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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