Jon Clarke Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Some shots of the XP11 SR-71 Blackbird doing it's return flight overl the UK (TE-GB)to the US after flying over a well known very large country. The shots are at 43 and 64000 ft. Notice the curvature of the earth in a couple of pics. Pease view in enlarged mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Loong good! I haven't tried the SR-71 yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Something very different, a wonderful set of images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Great shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickel Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Lovely shots. Every time I see this plane I can't help but think "Ahhh, LA Centre, Aspen 30 (sic). Have you got a ground speed readout for us?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taph Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Super set liked them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 These are excellent! I've seen this plane fly many times in real life and seen it up close quite a few times too. And that song, I love the back story about how Paul Mccartney came up with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Automatic like for the Blackbird...super shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Super Shots ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Hey JJ. Double-like. Great plane shots and great song selection. Wonderful. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Clarke Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Thanks to all for your kind comments. Just wanted to try something a bit different. @Jack Sawyer you are a lucky man to have seen this plane in real life. I find it one of the most dramatic designs ever seen. The plane was so advanced considering it's introduction in 1964. Only Concorde (developed around the same time) compares regarding looks and performance, but 2 very different platforms and purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 7 hours ago, jjaycee1 said: Thanks to all for your kind comments. Just wanted to try something a bit different. @Jack Sawyer you are a lucky man to have seen this plane in real life. I find it one of the most dramatic designs ever seen. The plane was so advanced considering it's introduction in 1964. Only Concorde (developed around the same time) compares regarding looks and performance, but 2 very different platforms and purposes. When they take off it's like controlled thunder. And seeing one up close and personal is other worldly, I mean this thing is old but still looks like it came from the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hey JJ. Stationed on Okinawa in the early seventies. We'd go to the fence around the "secret" hangar and watch "Habu" [Cobra] roll out into the twilight and roar up into the sky. As others have said above, nothing like it. A life-time memory for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMBIII Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 I heard one once. Only thing comparable in sound is a Bone on take-off. Super pics ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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