Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Activity tagged “sr71”

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SR-71 Break-Up

Everything seemed to unfold in slow motion. I learned later the time from event onset to catastrophic departure from controlled flight was only 2-3 sec. Still trying to communicate with Jim, I blacked out, succumbing to extremely high g-forces. The SR-71 then literally disintegrated around us. ”

(aviation, flight, history, pilot, sr71, test)

zIWETHEY Comment: “Fast, Faster, Fastest” by pwhysall

I've read this story a couple-three times before, and it makes me chuckle each time. Really wonder if it's legit, or just one of those Internet legends…

(flying, planes, sr71, stories)