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This and other stories are in a book Sled Driver by Brian Shul. You can easily find copies around in the web.
by sampo 6y ago
This and other stories are in a book Sled Driver by Brian Shul. You can easily find copies around in the web.
- ThisIsTheWay 6y ago+1, all of the stories are amazing. Here is a link to another story, which talks about the slowest Shul ever flew the SR-71. https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/speed-is-life/ https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/speed-is-life/
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoIn case anyone is wondering, an SR-71 makes slightly less thrust than two F15s (i.e. one B1) so that should help you imagine how loud an SR-71 with the throttle pinned is.
- toomuchtodo 6y agoShul telling the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AyHH9G9et0 ("Major Brian Shul relays the true story of a ground speed check with Los Angeles Center, while piloting the SR-71 Blackbird over Southern California.")