SR-71 The Sled Driver..

[JVaughan]

Have managed to get both Sled Driver and the Untouchables as first editions.
Here they are with my collection of HABU Patches from Edwards Airforce Base & commemorative SR-71 coin

Just looking to get the 100 Years of flight patch to complete the collection

[escargot]

Nice collection. Just finished reading sled driver myself. Not the longest book in the world but very interesting nonetheless.

[coanda]

CharlieCrocodile said:

coanda said:

Does everyone else' copy go from 71 to 85 with a sunset picture in between??

Nope, mine is fine - https://www.dropbox.com/s/lc4ck10ut0eb1qj/Sled%20D...

Thanks for checking. Will enjoy reading what I've been missing out on!

[Hooli]

I've just sat & read the whole book. Very good, just shorter than I expected.

[JW911]

Just left Reno where Mr Shul was signing new copies.

[200bhp]

Thanks for the cryptic PDF link - Had me puzzled for a moment until I looked closer at the google results!

[JVaughan]

Tried to buy one of the limited edition box sets a few years back but he had sold out So started looking at collecting the first editions.

[matchmaker]

I was reading not long ago about both the SR-71 and the U2 when I came across this little snippet:

Wikipedia said:

In 1984, during a major NATO exercise, Flt Lt Mike Hale intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had previously considered safe from interception (thought to be 66,000 feet). Records show that Hale also climbed to 88,000 ft (26,800 m) in his Lightning F.3 XR749. This was not sustained level flight, but in a ballistic climb or a zoom climb, in which the pilot takes the aircraft to top speed and then puts the aircraft into a climb, trading speed for altitude.

[Hooli]

matchmaker said:

I was reading not long ago about both the SR-71 and the U2 when I came across this little snippet:

Wikipedia said:

In 1984, during a major NATO exercise, Flt Lt Mike Hale intercepted a U-2 at a height which they had previously considered safe from interception (thought to be 66,000 feet). Records show that Hale also climbed to 88,000 ft (26,800 m) in his Lightning F.3 XR749. This was not sustained level flight, but in a ballistic climb or a zoom climb, in which the pilot takes the aircraft to top speed and then puts the aircraft into a climb, trading speed for altitude.

That's what the Frightening did best, stand on it's arse & climb like a rocket with the reheat engaged.

[Lurking Lawyer]

Hooli said:

That's what the Frightening did best, stand on it's arse & climb like a rocket with the reheat engaged.

Had it run out of fuel by the time it got to the top of the arc....?

[b14]

Lurking Lawyer said:

Had it run out of fuel by the time it got to the top of the arc....?

That would have been a saving grace, since the other possible outcome was a large fuel leak and resulting fire, leading to ejection!

[sneijder]

200bhp said:

Thanks for the cryptic PDF link - Had me puzzled for a moment until I looked closer at the google results!

You might have to help me out here, I can't get it to work ?

[200bhp]

sneijder said:

200bhp said:

Thanks for the cryptic PDF link - Had me puzzled for a moment until I looked closer at the google results!

You might have to help me out here, I can't get it to work ?

Google "sled driver pdf"

One of the results on the first page refers to women's rugby in the title - Click on that one.

[williredale]

[Hooli]

Lurking Lawyer said:

Hooli said:

That's what the Frightening did best, stand on it's arse & climb like a rocket with the reheat engaged.

Had it run out of fuel by the time it got to the top of the arc....?

Gawd knows, but there was always the option of the caterpillar club.

[bugeyewrx]

tricky1962 said:

Google sled driver pdf and look for some N. American ladies playing a rufty tufty sport - seriously - on the first page for me

Thanks Sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read

[crazy about cars]

bugeyewrx said:

tricky1962 said:

Google sled driver pdf and look for some N. American ladies playing a rufty tufty sport - seriously - on the first page for me

Thanks Sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read

Nice find indeed It could be just me that's paranoid but my AV picked up an outgoing communication when I opened the file. I've read a few pages but noticed spelling errors and typos which I find a bit weird for a published book.

[jamesbilluk]

Amazing book! Picked up a signed first edition copy a while back to read and shortly after that and then picked up a centennial edition for the collection. Lovely book but I'm scared to read it!

[mikeday1991]

Managed to pick up a copy online for £30... Not sure of what edition it is, but it'll be fantastic to put on the shelf!

[trickywoo]

Hooli said:

That's what the Frightening did best, stand on it's arse & climb like a rocket with the reheat engaged.

Little known fact that the Lightning was only fitted with wings to separate the nav lights.