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@Mrsutheph

Жыл бұрын

🇹🇭🌐

@raywright7996

Жыл бұрын

1000+IQ. INSIDE HIGH SCHOOL 4 YEARS CREDITS PLUSE 450 TOTAL S.O.FT.S.F. N.S.S.F. GOD BLESS YOU AND THE FAMILY'S OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸 FREEDOM IS KEY, CRESTO TWO ALL OF U

@raywright7996

Жыл бұрын

ME NURD STYLE 🤓

This is the coolest grandpa that someone can ever have.

@MrEazyE357

5 жыл бұрын

The sad part is he probably has grandkids that are embarrassed by him and don't even wanna hear his stories.

@Chris-yy5pj

5 жыл бұрын

Idk. My grandfather served with redhorse in nam and Korea. He was 17 years old when he received his bronze star. He should have gotten a distinguished service cross or silver star. He was on his first week in Korea. His convoy going to base got attacked. He was in the second vehicle. The first one hit a land mine a d when that happened all hell broke loose. Everybody was pinned down by snipers and machine gun crews. This being said he ran from the front of the convoy to the 1919 on a Jeep at the rear while pulling people to cover along the way. He then returned fire and the enemies were killed. At 17 years old he did this.

@charlieanddadreviewsandcha2243

5 жыл бұрын

Jess W why would you say that?

@Andrewlang90

4 жыл бұрын

dat boi Your grandpa is a hero. So long as he’s a hero and to your family, it doesn’t matter if his country over looked him, the people he helped save and your family knows the truth. Incredibly heroic. Mine was a navy man himself in WWII here in Canada. He didn’t do anything that heroic, but he helped hunt U Boats in the Atlantic and I’m damn proud of him

@MasterMayhem78

4 жыл бұрын

Funny that you say that. My Grandpa was an engineer on the landing system for the SR-71 and U2 spy plane based out of Beale AFB. This guy probably knew my Grandpa.The SR-71 is in my family's blood. I would sit in the hangar while my Grandpa was working on it. Sitting in a chair right next to the damn thing. I got to sit in the pilots seat also. Was there for it's final flight out of Beale too. My Grandpa was the coolest Grandpa anyone could ever have.

"the missile went stupid". I love that line.

@ns7353

4 жыл бұрын

now it means something different

@T43B1GD0G

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@Nuschel

3 жыл бұрын

Now it doesnt know where it is anymore

I am sure he has a thousand stories, and I could listen to every one.

@realSethMeyers

3 жыл бұрын

I emailed him once. Eventually once the email found its way to him, he did reply but it didn't go straight to my inbox. So when I read his reply weeks later I responded but never heard back. Afraid I blew it. For what it's worth, he seemed very friendly in his reply.

"made an impressive sonic boom" pilot - "we call it the sound of freedom"

@user-wl2be8lk6z

3 жыл бұрын

Парни.уфо

@user-wl2be8lk6z

3 жыл бұрын

Освоение.марса......

@michaelmurray7199

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that the sonic boom was so impressive, it actually set off seismographs on the ground, which really confused and/or freaked out geologists at first.

@phillysauto4724

3 жыл бұрын

YES . EVERY PERSON WHO WATCHES THIS VIDEO ...HEARD THE SAME THING YOU DID ....

@richardstoffel6585

6 ай бұрын

@@michaelmurray7199yup! I would hear them all the time at Edwards. You knew when it was the shuttle, sr71, vs another jet. Unique

This is the most beautiful aircraft I have ever seen. It was designed about 50 years ago. Yet, when you look at it today, it still looks futuristic.

@glennglenn1765

7 жыл бұрын

It was actually designed in the late 50s , early 60s, so we're looking at a 60 year old PLUS design all done on slide rule!! Amazing!!

@mrgoob76

6 жыл бұрын

bird271828 and its 100% analog......

@irongoatrocky2343

6 жыл бұрын

Bird I have to agree with you, of all the planes at the Museum of Flight in Seattle this one gets my attention every time I visit and sit in its cockpit and or walk around under it. they also have "The Buick" start cart there as well!

@johncarter665

6 жыл бұрын

GOAT.

@nedthegreat6

6 жыл бұрын

the xb 70 is also a great looking plane, but both are very badass

This is no ordinary old man.

@NMXhustla

7 жыл бұрын

ristau lmao

@liquidbraino

6 жыл бұрын

Dudes seen some shit.

@MrThisIsMeToo

6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Sanchez Its not a joke moron. Have some respect.

@ufopilotFPV

6 жыл бұрын

Im interested in his big blue ring, i think perhaps freemasonic.

@larryjohnny

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, this man is one brave pilot. Scary missions, a sketchy steering system, all with a difficult to fly but cutting edge plane... Great interview!

Damn !.. No matter how many times I see the SR-71 it's still takes my breath away. It's just a beautiful jet.

@nicaman96

3 жыл бұрын

same here

@Hunter_Stonestreet

3 жыл бұрын

Sexy

@leonardo5005

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely 🙌

@JetFalcon710

3 жыл бұрын

Hecc yeah

@edwinubod0405

2 жыл бұрын

It was retired, now US got SR-72

This man and this plane are national treasures.

I cant believe how unassuming he is. I Imagine him sitting in a diner with no one there knowing just how awesome this man is.

@hardwirecars

4 жыл бұрын

i was friends with a kid that i found out years later his dad flew the sr71 never knew it thought he was an airline pilot his entire life sept for the small stent he spent in the military never dawned on me what he was doing in the military.

The fact this was built with a slide rule as the major technological design processor is so badass.

@harshvardhan4771

Жыл бұрын

Sir, can you please explain how a length measuring device, is so helpful in building an object with the requirements of such a high degree of precision engineering? If that's not what a slide rule is for, please don't get angry, I don't know what's it used for.

@Bob31415

Жыл бұрын

@@harshvardhan4771 A slide rule is not used for measuring length. It is used for complex mathematical calculations like an electronic calculator.

@harshvardhan4771

Жыл бұрын

@@Bob31415 oh, nice. But given that it's analogue, and the result of the calculations isn't handed over to us within a big red highlighted box, isn't there a large room for error? I mean, yes, the people using it are not idiots, but still, people tend to ignore or look over even the most basic of details when in a hurry. Example, you calculate 76*45 using the slide rule, and the result should be 3420, which it is, and you read it so. But in a hurry (which is generally a common case in production lines) on the spec.s sheet, you note it down as 3580, which isn't much, but can be the crucial difference between the aircraft panels being of the right size vs the aircraft crashing due to unexpected aerodynamics due to an inefficient aerofoil, due to a metal panel on the wing's surface being of the wrong size.

@Bob31415

Жыл бұрын

@@harshvardhan4771 I know. The slide rule is an amazing invention. I have no idea how to use one. I have one around here somewhere that belonged to my father who was a high school chemistry teacher in the 60s.

@tomyamartino

Жыл бұрын

My Dad was a chem engineer and used a slide rule for decades. I can still hear him saying "log log scale".

Iam an indian, doesn't matter from which country we belong to and from which race, religion we belong. But we all gotta accept the fact that this is something from another world. We should appreciate these brilliant engineers.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Man, people like you give me faith in humanity. You seem like an awesome person

@barbarik1942

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tigershark_3082 high figh mate 🙌🏻 You’re an awesome person too ! 🙏

@youtuuba

3 жыл бұрын

Mandar, while I appreciate your intent, when you write, "we all gotta accept the FACT that this is something from another world", it diminishes the credibility of whatever else you say when the comment you call a FACT is so clearly untrue. When trying to state undeniable fact, there is no advantage to the introduction of hyperbole.

@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611

3 жыл бұрын

@@youtuuba chill,English isn’t our first language lol

@youtuuba

3 жыл бұрын

@@definitelynotyuribezmenov7611 , apparently common courtesy is also not part if your culture. When you dismiss another person's comments by telling them to "chill", you are implying that they were being hysterical, and that is an insulting tone to take.

"the titanium came from Russia and they never knew who they sold it to."

@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt

5 жыл бұрын

They still have no clue

@blacksunapocalypse

5 жыл бұрын

And the USA supplies weapons to people who kill their own. Governments are silly, eh?

@Rubaduck

5 жыл бұрын

@@blacksunapocalypse roger that

@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt

5 жыл бұрын

@@blacksunapocalypse earth is flat

@coolenick0

5 жыл бұрын

@@blacksunapocalypse you're right tho, I don't want to know how many American equipment is being used agaist the USA in the middle east

Excellent! I could listen to him talk all day about the SR-71

@28_gauge

7 жыл бұрын

jakemj03 Agreed! I am still amazed at how far advanced this bird was until it was retired. There were so many bright minds in the 1960's who designed the SR-71.

@BananaMana69

7 жыл бұрын

I bet he could talk about it for hours too. I wish there was more interviews.

@SaugotChowdhury

7 жыл бұрын

me too. so much enthusiasm in his eyes and at heart

@richardsu3552

7 жыл бұрын

jakemj03 io

@gmctech

6 жыл бұрын

Could you imagine just getting to touch that thing! I think I'd burst into flames from the level of excitement!

i didnt think id watch this whole video, but i was hooked instantly. that guy is super knowledgeable

@5bscs

7 жыл бұрын

He was a pleasure to watch. I could listen to him for days, and never lose interest.

When I built a model of this plane at about 9 years old, the majority of what he tells us in this video was still classified. I can't imagine what kind of tech we have now.

@robertpowell2557

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of tech information is still top secret, it's been 40 years and still the publi c doesn't know its capabilities, I was chief of my own Aircraft, I know things

@feels6233

Жыл бұрын

Ask China, they know

@wyrdo1501

Жыл бұрын

@@robertpowell2557 Robert Powell died a few years ago, you dont know anything lol.

- 2019 - Still the most beautiful thing humanity has ever made

@Mark_Tschetter

4 жыл бұрын

Solux not humanity, America

@logankincade661

4 жыл бұрын

Blackbird and the F4U Corsair !!!!!!

@turboenterprise790

4 жыл бұрын

bro have you seen Audi 80?

@bigsolidboss781

4 жыл бұрын

Surely you have you have seen a lot of things.

@dipladonic

4 жыл бұрын

I'll second that.

I like this guy. hes hes a no bs guy. hes not getting excited. he did his work and went home.no drama

@runaisha123

4 жыл бұрын

I'm from a military background... Sure, he is being quite humble and silent here... But the reason why the so called "excited" officers are so excited is because we get to serve the motherland and nation like no ordinary person... Sure, the seniors might be like the Colonel, but the juniors (Capt., Maj., Lt Col.,) really exaggerate and show optimism and enthusiasm bcz theyre new in this and their level of honour and dignity is at top!

@kathleenirish

3 жыл бұрын

This was an essential quality for SR 71 pilots

In 2013 I had the pleasure of meeting Mr Carpenter & having him as our tour guide at the Air & Space Museum. He spent over a hour of a 2 hour tour on this plane The knowledge along with a portfolio of pictures that he carried with him made you live the history. .The group couldn't remember anything else about the day .Everyone wanted to keep going back to " Buz's Plane" Thank you Buz Carpenter. .

@neilreid9005

7 жыл бұрын

Dang- I would have loved to have been in your group. Great time to be quiet and listen (and learn from) the real deal. Those guys won't be around forever; immense respect for them.

@thegreatfixer

5 жыл бұрын

i had a great time chatting up the retired volunteers at the Air & Space Museum ANNEX where the SR-71, Enola Gay, Shuttle Discovery, Concord and so much more are at in fact i enjoyed the the Annex ( Udvar-Hazy Center) more then the main Museum

@Ckcdillpickle

5 жыл бұрын

Air & Space Museum as in Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum?

I used to guard these when I was in Okinawa, among various other aircraft. The C-5a was impressive. One night when I was on duty, the maintenance crew invited me inside. It was quite an experience. It was like walking through an erector set when I went all the way up the tail. I'll never forget it. :)

@glidden67

3 жыл бұрын

steveo288 yup guard them as well. Very cool stuff.

Love the history, but all I'm thinking of is "Behold!, The eternal glory of Jetfire!"

@NEGT01

3 жыл бұрын

"PREPARE FOR A REMOTE SYSTEMS OVERRIDE!" Wheelie: "I tell ya, this guy did not age well."

@QUARTERMASTEREMI6

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I always remember that every time my family visits! 😄

@titan133760

3 жыл бұрын

@@NEGT01 I command these doors to open! Fire!

@NEGT01

3 жыл бұрын

DeLEET Titan “I SAID...FIRE! (rocket swoosh) bollocks.”

@titan133760

3 жыл бұрын

@@NEGT01 "DAMN THESE WORTHLESS PARTS!" "ITCHY, WRETCHED RUST IN MY ARSE!"

Amazing. Simply amazing. The SR-71 has always been and always will be my most favorite airframe ever produced... you yanks sure know how to build planes.... from the UH-1, to the 747 to the U2 to the SR-71... American aviation ingenuity is quite an epic thing to behold... I'm sure glad you're on our side!

@MrJosh5191

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. UK rocks too

That museum is fantastic. If you go there, visit during the middle of the week. No crowds.

Great jet. Very fortunate to have worked the engines on the SR-71 for four years at Beale AFB. Actually launched this jet on its mission cross country to where it is today. It was fun back then and fun today to go back and visit with videos like this.

@kasey9067

3 жыл бұрын

What an awesome job! It's a wicked cool plane.

@michaelharris4651

2 жыл бұрын

Those ram jet engines blow me away as does everything about the sr 71 and it just looks awsome 👍

It's great to see the pilot and host taking the education of the students as seriously as flying the plane. This was a good video.

"...All of the titanium came from Russia, they never knew who they sold it to, to build 32 of these airplanes." If there was ever a time to look directly at the camera and flash a shit-eating grin, that was it.

@DadaPoopoo

6 жыл бұрын

Super206 Sounds like something Hillary would do.

@ImineResveratrol

6 жыл бұрын

thousandlegger What

@danknasty661

6 жыл бұрын

Super206 all this comment needs is a time stamp so we can watch it over again lol

@jackalguitars

6 жыл бұрын

Super206 they had to create new technologies to work with the Titanium in the SR-71

@stevenp3176

6 жыл бұрын

YUSKHAN Aren’t you edgy?

This guy is great, What a good speaker, he knows what he's talking about and can convey this very well, I was fortunate to see these fly in person while stationed at Barksdale AFB between 1973 through 1976, they always brought these in for the yearly open house air show. The first one I ever saw scared me to death, I was on the far side of the runway at the weather site when it came down the runway what looked like a couple hundred feet off the runway, I thought a missile had come in, made one step and looked from behind the building I was at, by that time it looked like it was five miles away in a left turn. I learned a lot from this video that I didn't know about.

@hillbilly4christ638

5 жыл бұрын

I was stationed in Okinawa. We had two of these aircraft there. The "Habu" as the locals called it. Habu is a type of poisonous snake there. The takeoff was magnificent.

This is genuinely one of the best videos that I've seen on KZread about this aircraft and it even trumps some of the documentaries that I've watched. Truly an inspirational and incredibly intelligent individual, even for his age. I hope to be even a quarter as sharp as he is when I'm older.

I was a contractor that visited Beale Air Force Base starting in 1990 (just north of Sacramento). Unfortunately, they had just taken the SR71's off line, so I never got to see them take off and land. But, earlier, I did occasionally see them flying over my house (we live south of Beale about 30 miles) at low altitude as they were coming in for a landing. And I often walked around one of them they had on display just off the flight line at Beale (as well as engines, flight suits, etc at the Beale museum). Later I did see the few that remained flying at Edwards AFB (NASA). What an amazing plane. I feel fortunate to have seen what I did....

Amazing machine. I flew radar test missions using an SR-71 as a target as one of the Navy test pilots on the F-14 program. Eyewatering performance!!!

I've always loved this plane its my favorite since i was 5

@gtxhunter1720

7 жыл бұрын

i wish i could fly it :(

@CARDINAL701

7 жыл бұрын

If you look up the word BADASS in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of this airplane.

@esme8608

7 жыл бұрын

CARDINAL701 indeed

@neilreid9005

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed it's simply a gorgeous machine. The F-22 is pretty sweet also, but these beasts are in a league of their own, IMO.

@esme8608

7 жыл бұрын

CARDINAL701 I have still not been able to find the epuc video on the SR71 and Profect Halo. Shows the Blackbird approaching and achieving warp speed. Much of it is just from the cockpit and dialogue from pilot to ground control.

Mr. Carpenter seems like the kind of guy you'd want to spent a whole day with just listening to him talk about his time with the SR-71. Very interesting guy! Thanks for sharing the video with us.

SR-71 is still the most bad ass looking plane ever made!

There might be more technology in the world today, but there is something so special about machines like this. You not only see the great technology, but you see the greatness of those who made it.

Sat - Nav by the stars and all designed on a slide rule.... This pilot is so proud of his aircraft he shines...Thank you

@johna.s.3847

3 жыл бұрын

Designed and built by the Greatest Generation............

Built with a slide ruler. People talk about technology being so great, but this is a true case of human intelligence. 80k feet 2200 miles per hour and if you're fired at you just speed up. An turbo jet that could almost become a ramjet. The people who built and flew this machine are truly badasses

I love the fact that this plane actually broke a speed record flying from the west coast to the east coast, to be put in the Smithsonian.

Great SR-71 video and pilot giving his personal experience flying it.

"We called it the Sound of Freedom" that's too damn badass

@MyCatInABox

6 жыл бұрын

It's sonic boom was a quick "ba-boom".... caused from the nose cone and engine inlet spikes.

@raphdroidt692

5 жыл бұрын

@Dogurasu It sure is awesome huh. I feel what you're sayin' bro! Every 50 cents on your taxdollar going to the Military Industrial Complex. That must feel great. And Free!! And how about not having healthcare! Or higher education! Or a functioning banking system! Or infant mortality rates that make sense! Or democray instead of oligarchy! or.. or...or... Nah, why would you! That wouldn't feel free! It would impede on that freedom of yours! You must feel so free! Lovin' that freedom!

What an extraordinary man. He tells you in great detail all about its missions and operation of the airplane. Something I never saw Neil Armstrong do.

@michaelwalsh7846

Жыл бұрын

That's because Neil knew stuff that he was told not to speak about, same as the other two.See apollo11 astronaut press interview , they are petrified.

"All the titanium came from Russia. They never knew who they sold it to, to build 32 of these airplanes." LOOOOOL

@kf4ldp

5 жыл бұрын

This comment starts @ 3:48 so you can play it over and over again.

@truantray

4 жыл бұрын

30 years from now Russian old men will be telling stories of the Russian US President. LOOOOL.

@Eargesplitten-Loudenboomer

4 жыл бұрын

And I believe I read somewhere a while ago something like 90 to 95 percent of what we bought was rejected for flaws/impurities.

@jmh1189

4 жыл бұрын

@@truantray i know right!? j lol ORANGE MAN BAD!

@kap1526

4 жыл бұрын

Where do you think Syria, Afghan, Iraq, and the rest of the Muslims get their weapons.... Yaaaa jokes on you, keep watching CNN 😂😂

There will never be a plane as badass as this ever again. I am referring to how it was conceived, the era it was conceived in the sheer stories behind it!

@overclock1993

5 жыл бұрын

32 was built 12 were down. I don't know man that sounds not very good for me. Russian didn't need to do much to keep them away.

@spvillano

5 жыл бұрын

@@overclock1993 I consider the operational history of the aircraft, the sheer volume of intelligence and other mission successes and the utter loss of success in your life and consider the SR-71 at least 17000 times more successful than you. Especially, considering that I used some intelligence from the platform to perform successful missions. Go eat another Twinkie.

@overclock1993

5 жыл бұрын

@@spvillano The SR-71 never crossed the USSR mainland what was valuable intelligence it collecte? The U-2 is still in service until this day, SR-71 is in museum. Please use your brain sir!

@spvillano

5 жыл бұрын

@@overclock1993 the SR-71 flew inside of Soviet airspace, literally outrunning missiles fired at it. But, obviously they couldn't go west to east or vice versa, Russia itself is immense!

50 years from now there will be no stories like this to tell. "Yeah I flew drones, from my trailer in CA. One time I spilled my soda and had to get a napkin to clean it up."

@user-gu1hl2kx2k

8 жыл бұрын

100 years from now planes would fly by themselves. no human input is required

@markfryer9880

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah that will really help with pulling the chicks down at the local bar. Chick to Drone Operator; "Oh so you play video games all day then?" Drone Operator; "Pretty much"

@aerohk

8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Fryer virtual flyboy

@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X

7 жыл бұрын

The beauty of this development is that the Blackbird will never be surpassed.

@markfryer9880

7 жыл бұрын

That we know of at the moment. , Who knows just what secret toys are in use now or in the near future

Loved this interview. I'd like to spend a day with Buz to thank him for his service and hear more stories about his experiences.

I saw this plane in this museum 7 years ago and I agree it is by far the most fascinating plane. I did not know the sophisticated details about the hybrid jet engines and the fact that efficiency rises with speed. Wow! When I walked around the plane I was totally fascinated by the shape of the wing tips.

this guy has the right stuff old skool style

The turboramjets designed in this airplane are masterpieces, even now, 58 years after the first one ran in 1957

That navigation system sounds incredible for the time.

The shape of this aircraft is one of my favourites. My Dad used to take me to all the airshows in the UK and I was lucky enough to see one of these flying. Awesome memories. Thank you.

This and Concorde are still the most beautiful aircraft ever made!

@ShoeBakka1

7 жыл бұрын

I second that.

@FelixIsMyName

7 жыл бұрын

And for a prop aircraft it has to be the P-51D Mustang and MK 9 Spitfire!

@JustAnotherThisDJ

7 жыл бұрын

Concorde had a big nose though

@Backyardmech1

7 жыл бұрын

I third that! They look like a bird of prey.

@LouSassles

7 жыл бұрын

Rockwell B1 Lancer...

Outstanding and very enlightening. My only complaint is that I wish the interview was longer.

@airandspace

7 жыл бұрын

We have a little more with Buz here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eX6Ek7yKmt22qag.html

@swaggerjacker1482

5 жыл бұрын

Or that they showed more of the inside

What a fascinating individual, such a national treasure to be giving these tours and providing his stories onto the next generation...I salute you sir!

Fascinating to hear all the technical details of the plane before, during and after flight. The people that designed it really max engineered it out. Thanks for uploading, that was an aerospace treat . Special thanks to Buz Carpenter for his service and explanations .

Buz Carpenter, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. Truly amazing.👏

Crazy feat of engineering. Especially how long ago it was built and the tech they had. Plus it has to be one of the coolest looking planes ever.

Salute to this pilot. It was amazing to hear him talking about his SR71 experience.

I worked on the SR-71 from 1966 thru 1970 and never once saw the nose cone come off to access the camera. Learn something new everyday.

Before the SR-71 was retired in 1990, it flew from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. in 1 hour and 4 minutes. That's a distance of 2,668 miles at mach 3.17, at it's cruising altitude of 84,000 ft., a record that has never been broken by any piloted aircraft.

@noctisumbra2749

6 жыл бұрын

Specifically air breathing aircraft. The X-15 was faster but it was rocket powered and I don't believe they ever flew that route

@we-got-green__lightsabersy1807

5 жыл бұрын

@@noctisumbra2749 you didn't read his post idiot the x15 might be faster it CANNOT fly coast to coast!

@georgie3

5 жыл бұрын

Although a very different aircraft, the space shuttle flew mach 25, but of course rocket powered at the start, and a glider near the end.

@Hambone3773

5 жыл бұрын

I wish A12 flying records would be released. Then we could compare speed and altitude superiority.

@evanandrewyanez9888

5 жыл бұрын

marineforlife mclean r

With Great Respect, Thank You Buz Carpenter, and he continues to serve talking to and inspiring the youth of today, God Bless.

I fueled aircraft when I was in the AF in the 70's & 80's and the Blackbird was the only thing that flew that I didn't have the privilege of fueling. The U-2 was a sister aircraft to the SR-71 in that it went incredibly high but wasn't nearly as fast. Still an interesting aircraft type even though there was no armament on board. Just the coolest cameras in the world.

So cool even 4 years later I still come back to watch

God damn that machine is insane. That ex-pilot has titanium balls.

@vector6977

5 жыл бұрын

Retired pilot, never an Ex anything.

@MangoPineapplez

5 жыл бұрын

Titanium balls from russia

@billracer92

5 жыл бұрын

sk8, I was thinking more cast iron. And Andre, when you finish your 2200 mph flight, come back and tell us all about how it's the plane and not the man. We'll be waiting.

@cristianonick

5 жыл бұрын

Andre van Maanen go away dutchie

@mrmonte51jm

5 жыл бұрын

This Aircraft...STILL...holds the worlds' FASTEST AIRCRAFT SPEED Record !! My dad was Air Traffic Controller in the Air Force and when one landed and was due for take off, he would call the house and my brother and I would race out to watch it take off !! Clearance for T.O. os from E.O.R. to Altitude, straight up full A.B. with HUGE FLAMES !! My God she was Beautiful !! She no longer flies tho !! However...she DOES have a replacement that the Air Force has yet to talk about !!

Sonic Boom - "We called it the sound of Freedom" - lol! Love it

@alech8336

7 жыл бұрын

What a quote! Quite remarkable.

@germanclass101

7 жыл бұрын

Law19157 there's a sign outside MCAS New River that reads "pardon our noise, it's the sound of freedom"

@nickbird7742

5 жыл бұрын

If the USA thinks a sonic boom is the "sound of freedom" why ban concord from flying over.

What a gorgeous fascinating plane, and an incredible achievement, specially knowing how long ago she was designed. Just WOOW.

I was at Wright Patterson Air Force Museum and there was a rope around it. After walking around it several times in awe, I looked around to see if any security men were there, and I didn’t see one so I sneaked under the rope and put my hands on it and broke down and cried at this monster that will never be equalled again! Oh my, what a tremendous machine and it possibly prevented a war between Russia or China!

This man gave us an excellent interview

What an amazing interview on one of the most incredible planes the US has ever designed and created. I'm still amazed every time I think of this plane.

As a fan of this jet, this is a great segment. Great to hear Buz tell his stories. Must have awesome to fly it.

I worked on that airplane during my time in the Air Force. I pre-flighted it several time before flights over Vietnam. 17976 is the tail number. Visited it in Dayton in 2006. 9th FMS Electric shop 1971 -1973.

@korypo303

5 жыл бұрын

Skunk Works, baby!!!!

@drummerdoingstuff5020

4 жыл бұрын

Is it true they leaked when cold?

@drummerdoingstuff5020

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service btw

@sparkydunc

4 жыл бұрын

@@drummerdoingstuff5020 Yes there where drip pans all over the center fuselage on the ground behind the equipment bays. After a flight, once the bird cooled off. There are 6 fuel tanks on the plane, during flight the pilot could transfer fuel to distribute the weight. The plane had to refuel 6 times flying to Vietnam from Okinawa. Total flight time was 4 hours and 35 minutes there and back, from Okinawa.

The Skunkworks and the pilots that flew their birds are simply the most amazing and brilliant minds to ever exist in this awesome USA!

@chopper680

4 жыл бұрын

Back then one of the goals was to get men on the moon with Obama it was to get men into the woman's bathroom SMH

@GoogleEqualsEvil

4 жыл бұрын

Personally I regard the Design Engineers at North American Aviation (which later became North American Rockwell, then Rockwell International) better than at the "Skunk Works". I worked at Lockheed Martin ADP (the "Skunk Works") from the mid 90's to the mid 2000's as a Mechanical and Structural Design Engineer. My father was an Aerospace Design Engineer at NAA / Rockwell from 1962-1996 working on Apollo and the Space Shuttle Orbiter for the first 22 years he was there. Those two projects alone dwarf anything the Skunk Works has ever done. But if you're just talking aircraft, NAA designed numerous highly advanced aircraft, including the P-51, the X-15, and the XB-70. It's pretty easy to argue the XB-70 was even more advanced than the SR-71, and they're both from the same time frame (both had their first flights in 1964). The XB-70 was a large (about twice the size of the SR-71) Mach 3+ bomber.

The amount of engineering in this plane is incredible. Especially considering when it was built. Amazing.

im always amazed by engineering of the time.. planes like these, and man going to the moon. all done without the kind of computing power we take for granted today.

I met this man when I went there a few years ago. He was an excellent tour guide. I just wish I had more time to sit and talk with him.

@Eldragonic

4 жыл бұрын

Where?? I went to the one in Georgia.

Thank you Buz Carpenter for your service, and for your great story telling - you really explained things well in an interesting manner.

"The sound of freedom" that is the most american way to describe a sonic boom

@richiecuzzz1

6 жыл бұрын

avatangg5801 I smiled so big when he said that lol.

@Basilisk2077

5 жыл бұрын

While also coming from the fastest plane ever made. Absolutely majestic.

@kenneth9452

5 жыл бұрын

@@Basilisk2077 I bet no other country can produce a better plane than the US

@user-ky6vw5up9m

5 жыл бұрын

The bad guys also make sonic boom

@mauriciocarmona7049

5 жыл бұрын

Or, the sound of oppression, depending on what side you are on.

Such an awesome plane. Not only did I work at Plant 42, but my next door neighbor was an inspector for this plane overseas before his retirement. He had some great stories to tell, though I didn’t repeat them.

Incredible! And to think these planes were designed and built without Google, Cloud Servers, Intel, or other silicon tech giants. This was when man didn't need an artificial machine to design an engineering marvel.

@ellsworth1956

7 жыл бұрын

The mechanism that runs the control surfaces is unbelievable. I was told it was designed by a Swiss watch designer!? Most likely because it does resemble watch works. Don't know of any pictures on the web of it though.

@after_midnight9592

7 жыл бұрын

Back when men were men and America was great.

@Skyprince27

6 жыл бұрын

Velo1010 Without even integrated circuits!

@stevenp3176

6 жыл бұрын

What about a slide Rule? Haha

@rizh5889

6 жыл бұрын

Not any 'Man.' Americans Built this marvel

Kelly Johnson was an aeronautical engineering genius. I think his team also designed the P38 Lightening. The U2 as well.

@truantray

4 жыл бұрын

And the stealth F117 Nighthawk.

I’ve been to the air and space museum numerous times, and every time the SR-71 is still just as beautiful and imposing

@barrygolden9823

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know which I enjoyed more, seeing the Blackbird or the Space Shuttle! Both were amazing!!!

Wow, I love this man! I could listen to him talking about his experiences all day. Excellent video, thank you.

There needs to be a "LOVE" button on KZread. I just love this video, especially since this man flew the plane that is on display.

Outstanding segment. This interview will be front and center of any future SR-71 historia

The most amazing comment this very special man made to me was that he experienced over 100 upstarts in his flying the plane and he is still their to tell us story's about this plane. WOW!!

No matter how old this bird is. It still looks to be way more ahead of our times now. Just beautiful!

I'm so impressed, by the pilot, the engineering and the actual plane. Sound of freedom indeed! Thanks!

@spvillano

5 жыл бұрын

Annoyingly, fail to pay faithful attention to the aircraft, such bleeding edge design resulted in the aircraft doing something that demands your immediate attention. Now, think again about the mission length of time and paying close attention the entire time.

God I love this stuff! Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University grad class of 1995. This never gets old.

This elderly gentleman, was one gun pilot, and has led an incredible life.

The knowledge that this man has is mind blowing! Absolutely stunning!

To bad we dont aspire to great things like this anymore. They were definitely the greatest generation that ever lived. Hats off to all the pilots who flew these awesome planes. Also hats off to everyone who worked on these and built them.

@indycustommade3568

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewlawton9241 What are you talking about? I was talking about the plane zippy. The guy explaining everything was a Colonel in the Air Force. So what is your point? Did you forget to take your meds?

This aircraft is late 1950's tech... it's just mind-blowing. EDIT: They didn't even cover the stealthy aspects of the SR, I wish they would have.

@mikekijak9830

7 жыл бұрын

Probably still classified.

@yurtttttt96

7 жыл бұрын

Mr.Clem it has a radar cross section the size of a small human. Comparing that to the B2's radar cross section the size of a steel ball bearing. Pretty good for 1950's tech

@KazenoniKakuremi

6 жыл бұрын

There are heaps of presentations by former a-12 and sr-71 pilots on yt, that touch on the 'low observable' aka stealth aspect. As with ever aircraft that's stealth, it really doesn't fulfil to the definition of the word, hence why f-35 is now officially termed 'low-observable' low-observable feature isn't designed to keep you hidden for the full-duration of your mission, its purpose is to give the electronic warfare co-pilot enough time to detect and jam the scanning frequency.. For long-range bombers like f-35, this capability is there just in-case the enemies integrated defense system hasn't already been neutralised by a host of specialized electronic warfare nirds / MQ-1C Gray Eagle with _NERO_ jammer pod , MQ-4C Triton / E/A-18G Growler (strike enabled) / E-3 Sentry AWACS / EC-130H / Oh and satellites Although none of the above are stealth, they are either considered expendable (unmanned) and the others fly above SAM missile range or are deployed once the early-warning systems and SAM's in immediate range have been destroyed EC-130H is deployed last....its a converted cargo aircraft that now has a fully equipped electronic warfare command with 13+ on board. It receives all the collected information i.e. frequency of SAM sites and radar scanning patterns...then continues to jam or disrupt these signals...to prevent effective of targeting of the actual strike-force of which f-35 will be a part The 'stealth' as i mentioned is there as insurance, in case we missed a SAM and for air-air scan from enemy aircraft....again once the f-35 detects which frequence in the electromagnetic spectrum the scan is operating...it starts trying to jam that signal as well as sending info to EC130H....who with a cargo plane full of electronic-warfare equipment will have that disrupted note | We (US) have way way more birds and systems under electronic warfare command....those are just a few examples

@frenat

6 жыл бұрын

IIRC, RADAR would pick up hits from the exhaust plume.

@masaikeda3093

5 жыл бұрын

In 1968, Chinese tracked an A12 Cygnus flying over Beijing and was over Hanoi in 15 mins.

I was part of the original security team at the Udvar Hazy Center National Air and Space museum. From 1/2004 to 9/2009 day I walked into the door 🚪 it was an amazing experience to see how many people would ask about the SR71 and the ENOLA Gay. At any given day between 500 to 10,000 people a day would come there. I really miss being there 😪 😕. It was the best work experience I've ever had. To be associated with the Udvar Hazy Center is an experience that I will never forget.

In ~1981, I was working a couple miles east and south of Buckley AFB in Denver. My co-worker and I were outside when we heard a jet take off from Buckley. As it rose, we both recognized it as an SR71. The plane was obviously just poopin’ along with the nose at ~25 degrees upward angle. It flew three times around between the base and a couple miles south of our position, looking like something out of Mordor! The last time it got over the base, two huge gouts of flame twice as long as the jet and black smoke blasted out of the engines, and in 1-2-3 seconds it had disappeared into the clouds! A few seconds later we heard the most deep-throated thunderous roar I have ever heard!! It took more than a minute for that roar to fade away. A most impressive and awe-inspiring aircraft! I will be forever grateful I was there to see it.

so much respect for this guy

What a HERO! I loved every second of this video.

Mr Carpenter is a national treasure. Gracious, smart and a patriot… amazing man! What an ok informative video, thank you!

Truly one of the most beautiful and impressive machines ever built. Can you believe they started work on this in the 50s?! They were planning this with pencils and slide rules... just absolutely amazing!

One of the greatest planes ever built by the good ol'e of USA. This video helped me learn more about the plane then I already knew.

The Sr-71 Blackbird is the greatest plane to have ever flown

@waltbullet1287

3 жыл бұрын

Way ahead of its time its a classic like a 57 chevy

Still learning new facts about this plane which I have loved since being a child... truly an amazing and beautiful aircraft.

On a visit from Australia to the ISA in Oct 2019 I had two visits I had to make - the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and see the SR-71 blackbird and the Space Shuttle and Arlington National Cemetery - both amazing for different reasons.