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@rexmann1984

2 жыл бұрын

Foxhound: I'm gonna get you! Blackbird: bitch please

@AdalbertSchneider_

2 жыл бұрын

before I even watch this - you are reading my mind - this is the scenario I was looking for !

@glenn-g

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an A-12 in a BVR fight!

@hkguitar1984

2 жыл бұрын

As a technical note, it is my understanding that when the SR-71 engages its afterburners they are staggered moments apart as both of them coming on full simutanously imparts too much stress on the airframe. I noticed in the opening when the aircraft rolled out both afterburners kicked in at the same time. In real life I believe the RH J58 kicks in first followed shortly thereafter by the LH. I'm not trying to be nit-picky, its just something I immediately noticed.

@peterweller8583

2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God in Heaven where did you dig up the SR71 who's butt did you have to kiss?

Sr-71’s defense mechanism: *floor it*

@michaelkneringer3194

2 жыл бұрын

It did that didn't it? Awesome.

@edhikurniawan

2 жыл бұрын

It has multiple ECMs also. Some for defensive purposes. Like decieving incoming missile. The R-40, AA-6 Acrid IR version used to overcome that. I believe, most MiG-31 want to intercept SR-71 always bring it together with R-33.

@rolliepollie94

2 жыл бұрын

This was good 😂😂

@michaelbeloff3505

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, Roger that!!

@Pete2635

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah and Amen to that.

not sure the SR-71 is capable of pulling evasive maneuvers like that without disintegrating

@andreabindolini7452

2 жыл бұрын

It is not. It rely entirely on speeeeed

@Dajirushi

2 жыл бұрын

"Floor it" is the only evasive maneuver for the Blackbird

@PenkillerDIY

2 жыл бұрын

it will slow down considerably while disintegrating.

@Cozza69

2 жыл бұрын

The SR-71 does what the SR-71 wants

@BackerCZ

2 жыл бұрын

Nice but i would like to see how you fly and you are talking about what is happening in that moment like when you do a dogfight.

GS, keep in mind, at speeds past M2.5 the blackbird is limited to +1.5G and -.3G, if that is exceeded youll have a RUD at 72000ft at M3.2 which isnt fun, but yeah, it cant do any of the turns in the vid without exploding because if the Gs

@deanboy2416

2 жыл бұрын

sorry, what is an RUD?

@RemoRa2826

2 жыл бұрын

I would write the same thing. Good that I checked the comments first. That is absolutely correct. The Habu can't make the turns in this vid in real life. You must give very small inputs at that speed and altitude. Also one had RUD during the D-21 launch.

@addz17

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, i was going to call BS on some of those missile dodges too lol Flight model for this thing is more of an arcade than a sim.

@deanboy2416

2 жыл бұрын

@@pnfldallas the mother of all bif oofs

@michaelkneringer3194

2 жыл бұрын

'heard' this plane took hundreds of miles to conduct a turn at it's high end mach speed. What that was, doubt we'll ever know. It was a dragster doing a continual holeshot in the sky.

I want to see Growling handle a Los Angeles Class Submarine.

@callsigncabot4630

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@DoradoFever

2 жыл бұрын

Lol Tom Clancy's SSN

@Ankhobo

2 жыл бұрын

I have a feeling he'll find a way to fly it up to at least 50,000 feet and shoot down flankers with torpedos

@scarcatch

2 жыл бұрын

cold waters, its on steam

@kflanders2826

2 жыл бұрын

Same principle, just slower speeds & higher density.

Back in 1978 my late father who was in the Air Force at the time, took me out to the flight line at Randolph AFB and there sat the SR-71 Blackbird in all her glory. To me at the time it looked like a space ship. Still one of my favorite airplanes because it still reminds me of my father.

@johnpaulbacon8320

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear about your dad. If you didn't know the BlackBirds were designed with probably the earliest stealth technology used for military purposes. I have come to the conclusion the SR-71's could of been called the "Dagger" with it's design and how it cut it's way through the sky. The shooting down of Gary Powers in the "U2 and later models The TR-1 Dragon Ladies" led to the development of the BlackBirds sooner then if it hadn't been shot down. Kelly Johnson head of the Skunkworks knew the U2's were close to being outdated when they first entered service and had already with the idea for it's replacement. You can name a lot of planes that Lockheed and ( the Skunk Works ) advance division of Lockheed that performed beyond what they were expected to.

@stannistargaryen

Жыл бұрын

@@johnpaulbacon8320 Thank you, A lot of interesting history on this Iconic stealth aircraft that's for sure. There was also another nickname not that well known at the time, in 1968 the SR-71 Blackbird was station in Okinawa Japan to fly sorties there and the local Okinawans nicknamed it the "Habu" because its color and distinctive chines, it reminded them of a poisonous cobra found on the island of the same name. I look forward to seeing the future successor of the SR-71 a proposed UAV, the SR-72, is under development by Lockheed Martin, and scheduled to fly in 2025.

@adrianpaulochoa9825

Жыл бұрын

@@stannistargaryen there is a blackbird at the Intrepid museum in NY, so cool

@stannistargaryen

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianpaulochoa9825 Yeah It is awesome. there is also one displayed at Lackland Airforce Base here in San Antonio, Texas where I live. And I also saw the one at The National Air and Space museum in Virginia

@HHIto

Жыл бұрын

Mini-ditto!

I know this is just for fun, and I am taking it too seriously.... Having said that, the SR71 at or near top speed basically cannot fly anything but a straight line....turning radius would be many miles. And I didn't know there was heavy cloud cover at 70K feet.

@NightOwlModeler

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, also didn't know the MiG-31S's could get above an SR-71 at 80,000ft :P Agree with you that most of the SR-71 evasions were simply push the throttles up a little, accelerate and pass the intercept point before the MiGs missiles or SAMs could get there to strike it. Ground track was fixed well before flight, as was altitude for the cameras.

@HistoryShell1786

2 жыл бұрын

Blah blah with the technical shit. It can be simple. The SR-71 literally screams speed at Mach 3.3 The MiG 31’s top speed is 2.4. Literally no missile can reach the SR-71 with its altitude and at that speed, maneuvering would be dangerous

@gibbs677bg

2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryShell1786 blah blah with tech shit, then proceeds to spew out more technical shite, nice one!!!!!!!

@TheNicestPig

2 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryShell1786 MiG-31's top speed is 2.8, it also has a limited time 2nd stage afterburner to push it to max Mach 3.2. The R-33 missles as well as all SAMs S-300 onwards could intercept an SR-71.

@HistoryShell1786

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNicestPig could they intercept at 70km?

From what I’ve seen in pilot interviews, the SR-71 had a rather limited AOA at high Mach which put the airframe at risk of catastrophic failure if exceeded.

@lobsterbark

2 жыл бұрын

Much faster than what it flew at and you need a lifting body, not a conventional winged aircraft. Think Dream Chaser, Space Shuttle, etc. At those kinds of speeds, the altitude you need to go that fast means the air is so thin, and the speed is so high the air starts to act in a way you wouldn't expect from flying regular supersonic aircraft. The equations are the same, but you are at the extreme ends of so many variables the behavior is different.

@guilhermetomazini5179

Жыл бұрын

I didn't do the maths but I think if SR71 is cruising 3.2 mach, the relative missile range between the shooter and SR would be extremely limited. I think it doesn't need to do evasive action.

@alphastronghold715

Жыл бұрын

@@guilhermetomazini5179 It didn’t. The closest a missile ever actually got to the SR-71 was over a mile. A few MiG-31s successfully intercepted the SR-71, but it was intentional by the US as they were trying to cool tensions with the USSR. A MiG-31 could never hope to intercept without already knowing the 71’s flight plan ahead of time (in no small part due to the fact that the 71 is significantly faster than the MiG).

@boonamai8926

7 ай бұрын

@@alphastronghold715 The russians were getting quite close to shooting it down and USA just ended the program before a shot down SR71 could damage their image....todays hypersonic SAM missiles could indeed intercept an SR71

SR-71 is a gorgeous airplane. Another cold war classic that will never be duplicated. I saw one in The Museum of Flight in Seattle 2009, amazing experience. Btw, looks like the Soviets forgot to put proximity fuses on those R-33's. I saw multiple kills, but I understand this video is for fun. Thank you so much GS!

@Csmyj94

2 жыл бұрын

That one is actually an A-12. But yeah it’s a cool airplane.

@backwoodsbully9841

2 жыл бұрын

Got to put my hands on one at the old SAC air strip in Omaha. It was so sad all those cool planes and jets sitting out in the elements all those years. Now there is A really nice Museum between Omaha and Lincoln right next to the Interstate. They are all restored. The Blackbird is sitting in the show window when you pull into the parking lot. Pretty cool.

@deborahchesser7375

2 жыл бұрын

@@backwoodsbully9841 Wright Patterson is pretty cool if you get a chance, there an XB-70 there’s and it’s something to see. Wish I’d been old enough to see one fly, I’m 55 so I just missed it, I think one crashed in early 66’

@aviationist1018

2 жыл бұрын

I have also been there, its awesome, enjoyed seeing the Concorde, and the A-12, including the drone ontop

@cjlane4465

2 жыл бұрын

Love the 71 cockpit they let you sit in at the museum in Seattle. Was great experience.

The SR-71 would normally fly peripherally and "look over the fence" to see what the Soviets were doing. A direct overflight would risk a serious international incident. But, yeah for the video a direct overflight is great! Nice work on the video.

@michaelthebarbarian3380

2 жыл бұрын

Sure, but would they have admitted it even happened? If they didn't prevent the Blackbird from completing it's flyover, than they look weak. I don't know if the Soviet Union would have gone for such an admission.

@deanboy2416

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelthebarbarian3380 They'd shoot it down first, and then throw the evidence at the west when it denies the flyover ever taking place, just like with Power's U2 in May 1960

@NeutronRob

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelthebarbarian3380 - They would only do a direct overflight if the risk wasn't high. They did these types of flights during the Vietnam War. North Vietnam didn't have anything in its air defense arsenal that would even come close to shooting down the SR-71. We would never admit to an SR-71 overflight or any other type of operation involving the SR-71. There were attempts to shoot it down, but all of them failed.

@benn454

2 жыл бұрын

@@deanboy2416 If.

@NeutronRob

2 жыл бұрын

@@unknownuser069 - Yes, but they never downed an SR-71.

"Though I fly through the valley of death, I shall fear no evil. For I am at 80,000 feet and climbing..." *John 3:16*

@katherineberger6329

2 жыл бұрын

Blackbird 3:16 says you just wasted 8 missile shots.

@massimobattaglia5093

2 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

@82raptor

2 жыл бұрын

That is Psalm 23 but thanks for reading the Bible.

@lilsmoot4488

2 жыл бұрын

@@82raptor I know it's Psalm 23, it's just a joke.

@formallyknownasj.a.2074

2 жыл бұрын

John 3:16 says ; “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son” But i get where you’re going though and you still get a thumbs up from me.

At least GS didn't do this one with the SR 71 going straight vertical like it's a Saturn V or something, like he did in the last vid.

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 жыл бұрын

Lololol sometimes we gotta fuck around a little

@thriftstorechicken3395

2 жыл бұрын

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@stevenborgogna

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder No worries dude, I'm just giving you a hard time. Love your vids.

@helpdeskjnp

2 жыл бұрын

@Omar Khurshid that’s a reasonable request that helps both GS in the long run.

@helpdeskjnp

2 жыл бұрын

@McJumpy. I think he went about it in a very polite manner. Intelligent & professional people usually have use for such words in every day public discourse. But everyone is free to do what they will. But he asked in a nice way.

SR-71 G-limit: Am i a joke to you. SR-71 flight ceiling and top speed: Am i a joke to you. SR-71 actual defensive manuevers: Am i a joke to you. MiG-31 afterburner 2nd stage: Am i a joke to you. R-33 Proximity Fuse: Am i a joke to you.

@player1GR

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha true

@InfraredSpace

2 жыл бұрын

XD so true.

@brownro214

Жыл бұрын

Lots of jokes there.

@lior4334

Жыл бұрын

The sr-71 has top speed of mach 3.33, he could go a bit faster

@jreyman

Жыл бұрын

@@lior4334 Mach 3.3, published top speed. That means the actual classified top speed is more than you think it could be.

The SR-71 is the true “missile with a man in it”.

At around 4:23 you do a crash zoom from the MiG-31 perspective, looking down on the Blackbird. The only Soviet pilots to lay eyes on the top side of an SR-71 did so at a museum.

@marioaleksandrov7859

2 жыл бұрын

you are right because they didn't want to shoot it down.

@tannerhawes6890

2 жыл бұрын

@@marioaleksandrov7859 Could you elaborate? Why would soviets not want to shoot it down?

@Raphix

2 жыл бұрын

@@tannerhawes6890 Because Blackbirds never flew over USSR

@juryfilatov4520

2 жыл бұрын

SR-71 never flew over the USSR, so Soviet pilots never opened fire on it.

@juryfilatov4520

2 жыл бұрын

@@unknownuser069 where did you read this nonsense? I can believe in 400 missiles, but 4000? This is not a real figure

I used to work with a guy that was in the U.S. air force in Spain. He said that the Blackbird mission time frame was secret. But they would know when it was going to happen when a 130 tanker would take off, 45 minutes later another tanker would take off, then about a half hour later another tanker would take off. They knew the Blackbird was soon to follow since it had to fuel up shortly after it lifted off. Him and his crew would drive security nuts by having to "work" on the 130's radar in the middle of the night and focus the beam at full strength at the dark buildings in area where the Blackbirds were located. This would cause the florescent lights to illuminate so security would go tearing off into that side of the building so while security was going room to room in that side of the darkened building, they would illuminate the lights in another section and watch them tear off into that side of the building or another building. They apparently did this several times before they were caught. I was told that the command staff was not amused.

I remember when I was a kid, I built the SR-71 model by Revell, painting it all silver, 'cause this was the closest thing to a spaceship I could have dreamt of. Thank you, Skunk Works.

not really a simulation person but man oh man do I love DCS, makes me wanna get a rig just to experience this. Keep it up GS!

@S1lverspike

2 жыл бұрын

I watched videos for over a year before I did it and it’s basically all I play now

@kylieeeza

2 жыл бұрын

@@S1lverspike Man it really is just a financial issue for me, without it I would’ve already been into it man.

@chefboyarb

2 жыл бұрын

I built one just for this game. Buying a 3080 or 6800xt build as my next one. Can’t wait to try this baby in vr

@balkancommenterwithseveree7552

2 жыл бұрын

@@chefboyarb Good luck bro only the best!

@ChickentNug

Жыл бұрын

@@kylieeeza you can pick up some shitty pc from 2008 and still be able to download it. The performance might not be great, but you can still get into it without a crazy pc

I started with falcon 3.0 as an 12 year old and loved it. 30 years later I’m hooked on this channel and now building a dedicated rig to re-learn that hobby but on this spectacular level. I really appreciate the amazing content and explanations.

@odiebo

2 жыл бұрын

I had that and Falcon for the Amiga.

GS, you are a masterful storyteller.

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you brother

@apex_blue

2 жыл бұрын

Hi friend how are you Edit: Seeing as your name is Tejas you should get this reference

@tejas1205

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Can't believe that I got a response from you. Thanks a lot for what you do.

@tejas1205

2 жыл бұрын

@@apex_blue Sorry, I really don't get it. Maybe I'm being stupid :P

@apex_blue

2 жыл бұрын

@@tejas1205 Tejas came from a Native American language meaning friend so when I called you friend I called you Tejas which was the Spanish name for Texas.

The SR-71 limits were around -0.4 and 2Gs btw :v

@stevenborgogna

2 жыл бұрын

The last SR71 vid GS did, he had it going completely vertical like it was the Space Shuttle or something.....

@DemonLordGamingAC0

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevenborgogna I've seen it and cringed very hard, it was funny tho

@abroamg

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking with how much he turns he must be bleeding a ton of speed and be more vulnerable to followup shots, but no. He reached mach 3 and was gone xD

The closest service jet that could come close to matching the SR-71 in speed was the MIG 25 Foxbat. Even if you attempted it the engines were pretty much toast after a few minutes of use. This was one of the approaches that was thought up in a thought tank known as the "golden bb". Basically a head on attack with a missile at combined speeds exceeding Mach 3. Worked out about as well.

@dougbarker31

Жыл бұрын

Mig -31 foxhound is the one that would intercept the blackbird

for some reason, in my mental movie theatre, I can never picture the sr-71 doing more than a couple degrees a second (somewhat like a space shuttle launch)...much less the kind of nose authority that you're showing.

@KekusMagnus

2 жыл бұрын

you would be correct, it is limited to 2-3Gs above mach 2, at those speeds that is barely turning at all. The pilot has no rear visibility to see the missiles coming either. This is more of a Hollywood rendition of what would happen

@aeon5566

Жыл бұрын

@@KekusMagnus Would love to see it do a Cobra at max speed. If only DCS had actual physics built in.

@ThePointlessBox_

Жыл бұрын

@@aeon5566 it would look like if you tossed a giant lego spaceship at the floor

@aeon5566

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePointlessBox_ Exactly. But DCS doesn't have the physics to show us what would happen unfortunately :D

I was stationed at Kadena AFB and we kept our SR-71's underground. They traveled up a grade onto the runway and took off.

I wasn't sure if the Blackbird had flares. Definitely had a drag chute at touchdown, though. Overall, a fantastic video. Fun to watch. I saw one land on its last flight. Wright-Patterson AFM in 1990. Unforgettable.

dont have r-33 proximity fuses? if they would have detonated, they would have shrapnelled the blackbird.........those were REALLY close

@Kay-51995

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they should have proxy fuzed when that close.

@slate4687

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kay-51995 naaaah they werent that close

@Swarmie

2 жыл бұрын

I also feel like that sr71 pilot would have had a harder time seeing and dodging those missile irl

@leomarsden7951

2 жыл бұрын

@@Swarmie Lol yeah the cockpit on that thing is basically a NASA spaceship command module

@predatorx3326

2 жыл бұрын

Well,first 2 R-33 should be last for the SR-71. Because G-s) Also,SR-71 couldnt keep 3mach in that type of maneuvers. And MiG-31 have to intercept this overpriced photocamera in front semisphere)

GS responds to requests for a more realistic SR-71 mission, people respond by griping...

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 жыл бұрын

There’s always going to be those couple guys that have to nitpick, luckily they aren’t the majority.

@debbiestimac5175

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Nitpick. Hate to be that girl! 😁

@rodwilliams9063

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder hahaha... I'm so sorry, but I just can't resist - it's "nitpick". Nit = a parasitic insect's eggs. Love your stuff, man!

@roostercogburn3272

2 жыл бұрын

It might help in the way of "more realistic" if there was any realism at all. I'm watching this video thinking...yeah, that pilot's career with the Air Force/CIA is certainly over with. Whoever is responsible for planning that clust-f*ck will be answering to the Senate Intel Committee (before they resign), and of course, it wasn't lost on me that if one of those missiles had made contact, the entire course of history changes forever; possibly even ending entirely. I would imagine that a good few of those 'more picky' people in the audience are veterans who can't help but cringe when 'realistic videos' just turn out to be another teen-boy war fantasy. I'm one of those who cringed hard enough to leave a comment about it. Just sayin', there is nothing at all 'realistic' about this video. Idk though, Tom Cruise might like it. That's something I guess.

@roijoi6963

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder "nitpick" .... LOL Sorry GS, I just couldn't pass up the irony. ;) PS: Although, technically, using a carbon fiber guitar pick would be knit picking...

The tanker refueling immediately after takeoff is the perfect and most accurate touch. Oil execs loved the SR71. She drained her tanks by the time she got to 10000 ft. Cool video.

That first quote reminds me of Tom Clancy's Hawx, and I like it hahaha

@DHBKidd510

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh I miss that game so much.. The planes list remains undefeated for a flight game man lol

Absolute world altitude record for a jet-powered aircraft On August 31, 1977, pilot A. Fedotov on an experimental aircraft of the Mikoyan Bureau E-266M (MiG 25) climbed to 37650 meters.

@levidotson6610

2 жыл бұрын

Yep the mig-25 when pushed past the recommended limit could actually outrun and out climb the sr-71 that’s one of the reasons the us stopped sending the sr-71 over and or around the ussr that and the fact that satellite imaging was becoming more effective and much safer than using spy planes

@imadrifter

2 жыл бұрын

Laughs in SR-72

@user-dw3ff6tn5g

2 жыл бұрын

@@imadrifter first the MiG-25 laughs, then the MiG-31, and then we all the Slavs will laugh after February 20 ... Haven't you "respected" Yankees tired of the old crazy fart that leads your almost always invader country to death?

@timkenda8203

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-dw3ff6tn5g you guys laughing yet?

@user-dw3ff6tn5g

2 жыл бұрын

@@timkenda8203 laughing at what?

This reminds me of the Clint Eastwood movie Firefox. Love the Mig-31!

I've seen pictures and short clips of the SR-71 flying, having it take flight and maneuver in a simulation like this is truly something else.

3:17 I dont think the Sr-71 can dodge a missile like that... That would have been a dead blackbird if it ever got into that situation.

@KD-lj2pj

2 жыл бұрын

@dale jomes teal talk....speed and attitude is the SR...DEFENSE..... THE R-33 IS SIMILAR TO THE PHOENIX AIM-54...THAT THE US NAVY F-14 TOM CAT CARRIED IT WAS DESIGN TO DESTROY A SOVIET 95- BEAR BOMBER AND THE ANTI AIRCRAFT SHIP MISSILES BEFORE THE 95 BEAR CAN RELEASE THEM...

@lior4334

Жыл бұрын

Ofc he will die, the plane will crash only because of the G's that the pilot pulled there

Actually gave me chills. I knew some people in the Habu community living near Beale AFB and later on in life heard accounts of how they evaded missiles through planned maneuvering, throwing them off with aerodynamic limitations. Awesome work.

Mig-31 Service ceiling 65,000 feet Top speed 1850 MPH Cannot sustain speeds of over Mach 2.83 without engine damage. Uses afterburning turbofan engines SR-71 uses afterburning turbojet axial-flow turbojet engines. SR-71 Service ceiling 85,000 feet. Still, the fastest plane ever built in the world today. Sustained supersonic flight speed at Mach 3 for 90 minutes. Not one has ever been shot down. Reduced radar cross-sectioning invisible to the Mig-31 Carries no weapons. Speed is its only weapon. Can outrun any type of missiles. 5500 missiles have been fired at it not one hit If the SR-71 did carry weapons the Mig-31 wouldn't stand a chance.

@Nothing_._Here

Жыл бұрын

The SR-71 never flew over soviet airspace, the missiles shot at it were predominantly S-75s.

It's Amazing to see that legendary plane in DCS. However... That scenario was not realistic. Usually, this type of action would have happened high up. The SR-71 would have already be at Angel 70+ (Mach 3+) and the Mig-31 would have had to rocket upward to meet it.

@indyawichofficial1346

2 жыл бұрын

True words over here ...

@stcredzero

2 жыл бұрын

The British claimed that they zoom-climbed an English Electric Lightning up to an SR-71's flight path once. Not a chance in hell they could have intercepted one that way, though.

@cs8176

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that too. The 71 would be at altitude and speed before entering hostile airspace.

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 жыл бұрын

just keep in mind this isn't the history channel we're just trying to have some fun with a new mod that was introduced.

@bwianbiccus

2 жыл бұрын

@@stcredzero Records show that Hale also climbed to 88,000 ft (27,000 m) in his Lightning F.3 XR749. This was not sustained level flight but a ballistic climb, in which the pilot takes the aircraft to top speed and then puts the aircraft into a climb, exchanging speed for altitude.

I really dig those cinematic clips. More SR-71 Blackbird, it's such a beautiful, powerful and fascinating piece of machinery.

Such a great looking machine with that black and red

Fantastic post, arial refueling and then watching you lift off was great.

Not a bad video. I read an article on the S71 a couple of days ago and they were saying it need a parachute to land cause of how fast it was going when it landed. The whole aircraft was ahead of its time.

Now THAT was an awesome Video GS!! Loved every minute of it. I always wondered what a confrontation of Mig 31s would look like going against the SR-71!! and you resolved that for me!!!!

@aeon5566

Жыл бұрын

Lol, this is not ever going to happen like this. If the SR-71 was intercepted by these migs, it would be shot down and probably never know what hit it.

@draka_ona3538

Жыл бұрын

@@aeon5566 the mig 31 has 29 world records in reality, this aircraft was developed in Russia to intercept cruise missiles and it is still in service with the Russian Federation

@draka_ona3538

Жыл бұрын

the mig 31 has 29 world records in reality, this aircraft was developed in Russia to intercept cruise missiles and it is still in service with the Russian Federation

@Matterian

Жыл бұрын

@@aeon5566 Yep, And all the missiles ever fired at the Black bird brought the black birds down...always killed them. FFS STFU.

@aeon5566

Жыл бұрын

@@Matterian You kiss your mother with that mouth? You got issues.

mig25p the one that was used to intercept SR helds 29 records including 37km thata more then 100,000 feet and 3800km/h. of course at the longitudinal where the intercepts where made it was not possible to reach that speed and altitude because the stratosphere is 20 degrees wormer then on the equator but that was true for the SR as well.

@draka_ona3538

Жыл бұрын

yes, the mig 31 really set such world records, that's right, this aircraft was designed to intercept cruise missiles and no one dared to engage in combat with the Mig 31

@essaidchibane6612

Жыл бұрын

SR 71 can't go Mach 3 in the north hemispher.

SR-71 looked like it was dodging those missiles like neo dodged bullets in the matrix

The blackbird SR71 and SR72 that's an fantastic USA plane just building!

Fact check: No SR-71 was scrambled for a mission. Check the volumes on how much work went into planning and executing a mission.

Not sure how I feel about the no vocals in the past few videos... enjoy hearing from GS and talking through things.

@debbiestimac5175

2 жыл бұрын

He has a sexy and calming voice and I'd bet his wife agrees!

Bro that was super tense, nice job. I'll bet if the Migs were spaced out better they could at least deny access to the SR-71, even if they could never shoot it down.

5:42 looks like a flying squirrel closing in when you think about it for a moment lmao

The SR-71 would just open up the afterburners and leave the missiles behind. It was built to outrun anything; it did.

Situations like that are precisely why the US did not risk flying the 71 over soviet territory. That could’ve easily gone the other way.

@jasonmcmillan4373

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as much as anything else, this is a great example of why they didn't take the chance with the SR-71 doing this in real life, but the story for this video was great entertainment.

@northern_21

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was because they could photograph whatever they needed from outside the Soviet Union, and not wanting to escalate tensions when they didn't need to?

If you're ever heard the "Land Speed Check" story from the SR-71 leave a me like. Thanks!... 🙃👍

@nickbreen287

2 жыл бұрын

You mean LA speed check?

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickbreen287 Yes, I meant the LA land speed check story.

LOCKHEED : so you want a fast recon airplane, how fast do you want, Mach 2+ ? CIA : MORE LOCKHEED : Mach 2.5+ CIA : MOOOOOOOORE !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolute NAIL BITTER!!! I found myself LITERALLY biting my nails as my face was inches from the screen watching those missiles skim by. PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE TYPES OF videos along with dogfights

The SR would never be operating at 55K feet. Why would you set it up that way?

@victoroduarte

2 жыл бұрын

to at least give the MiG-31 a chance. above that and would not even have a dispute.

@agsystems8220

2 жыл бұрын

@@victoroduarte Not with 2, certainly, and without either a computer guided intercept or a shit hot operator not at all, but in reality the mig would be effectively the first stage of the missile, guided entirely by the ground and aiming to be in front of the bird. They are not chasing it, and certainly not firing missiles one at a time. Probably never even get it on their own radars, getting the firing solution from the ground. Does make a cool video this way though.

@ineednochannelyoutube5384

2 жыл бұрын

@@agsystems8220 Yeah, much like anti ballistic intercepts, you want to catch them in a net from the front, guded by high power ground radar, and use your fast planes to boost even faster missiles to favourable launch positions. Blackbirds, and MIRVs for that matter cant dodge worth shit, and a dozen missiles coming from every angle of its front hemisphear will make short work of either. But people as ever are all too eager to think in terms of 1v1s with contrived initial setups. In reality, any spyplane, no matter how performant is utterly useless at penetrating an IADS network, especially one as stupidly overbuilt as that of the soviets.

@michaelbeloff3505

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget refueling with a KC-135Q. Airliner altitude ... It did that many times for missions.

You put out so much content and it is so consistently good.

Awesome production, loved the opening. stunning work.

My second favorite aircraft of all time, after the A-10 Warthog.

Props to the camera man who flew at 3 times the speed of sound to record this beauty of a plane

Some people in the comments are taking this WAY too seriously.... Great video.... Keep 'em coming!

Now the Mig-31 rules the Sky when it comes to high speed and high altitude

Everything is great in this video... But THAT music, it's something else! Well picked, wonderful atmosphere!! Well done sir!

The blackbird could have been named SR-71 Blacksword as well!!!

The Soviets fired 223 Missiles in all at the SR-71 Blackbird during its Flyovers... None ever caught the Blackbird!

Only one word comes to mind. Beautiful. O.k. two words... Beautiful AF! Incredible work, adding the Q model KC to the beginning of the mission. (chefs kiss)

@benn454

2 жыл бұрын

That's three words

@debbiestimac5175

2 жыл бұрын

@@benn454 AF, is one word Dad. Ask any young person. SMS terms are the newest "words", Websters is wrestling with it daily.

Beast of an aircraft, bet you it had a speed check with LA Center when it got back to the States.

@captaintoyota3171

Жыл бұрын

Thats a great story the ATC call

Weren't most of the cameras on that toy side mounted somewhat so that they didn't have to fly directly over targets?

those hounds trying to catch that bird would be like a Prius trying to catch a Hellcat Charger!

Thank you for another great video. I can't wait for the next one!

If it were that simple, the USAF would not have retired the SR-71. I'm sure that, from the trajectory, the PVO would destroy the aircraft.

Great video, love the cinematic stuff 😁 Also I have a question / suggestion - could you please do something with the aero l39 trainer? Like a l39ZA against mb339 dogfight or something like that. Would really love to see it. Love your content, you're a legend

Up close and personal with SR71 at the Abbotsford BC Canada airshow,what a beast...the genius of the great Kelly Johnson and Skunk Works.

@user-th2fg8jf8s

11 ай бұрын

Lockheed Martin

Absolutely epic. That is the good stuff, even without commentary.

why arent the missile exploding on proximity

@sebastiaomendonca1477

2 жыл бұрын

because the SR-71 has plot armour

@badgermcbadger1968

2 жыл бұрын

@@ser43_OLDC plot armor is stronker

@sebastiaomendonca1477

2 жыл бұрын

@@ser43_OLDC My point is they didn't because Growling Sidewinder chose to forgo realism in favour of making his favourite side win

@marlboroman71818

2 жыл бұрын

@@ser43_OLDC proximity airbursts would do nothing at that speed. The friction would not allow the shrapnel to make contact since it would have no further propulsion and would quickly decelerate

5:25 I do not think that the SR-71 has enough rear visibility for that evasive maneuver. Anyway great video, lots of adrenaline.

@vczs

2 жыл бұрын

It certainly does not have. You don't even see the guy behind you.

@indyawichofficial1346

2 жыл бұрын

But you are aware of the rocket fired at you - with information about it's approximate distance, and heading, as it is tracking you via various sensors..

@Gargoloso

2 жыл бұрын

@@indyawichofficial1346 for that maneuver to work it has to be performed with correct timing so the missiles do not have enough energy nor time for corrections. You need to know exactly where the missiles are. Not even 4.5th gen fighters from the 1990s and 2000s have sensors to know exactly where missiles are, that came only with 5th gen (i.e. F-35). The Blackbird with 1960s and 1970s technology, only can know that a radar is locking it (i.e., the MiGs, not how many missiles are in the air nor where, let alone "tracking" them) and the approximate direction of the radar, not the exact position. So no, the pilot cannot do that.

@nagantm441

2 жыл бұрын

@@indyawichofficial1346 there are no sensors like that in the sr-71.

@pavelkorotkov477

2 жыл бұрын

Думаю, что и подобный манёвр на скорости 3+ Маха был бы невозможен.

Beautiful video so well put together, such s masterpiece, I hope you keep doing this type of work , this cinema looks like a real movie or even better a true story , I can't stretch more how i feel about this video , good stuff.

The SR-71 Blackbird....simply one of the BEST jets ever to fly! ☝

The problem is ultimately that the missiles' small control surfaces just cannot have any appreciable effect at the thin air of that altitude, but the SR-71's proportionally larger ones allow it to perform greater course alterations. At lower altitudes, the missiles would absolutely win, but without thrust vectoring they just cannot really steer themselves that high up.

@HHIto

Жыл бұрын

Didn't the F15 USAF do a shootdown of a satellite?

Wouldn't they be using R-37 missiles that can reach Mach 5-6? That'd make a huge difference. Even R-33 can do mach 6 under ideal conditions according to the spec sheet. As long as it's shot within decent range I don't expect the SR-71 would be able to do anything.

I live in LWW, CA very close Beale AF base. At one time a number of SR71 pilots lived here. One drove an Aston Martin DB 9. He told me when you're used to flying a 2,000 mph, you needed to drive a fast car. Also, I believe when the SR71 took off it had a couple of Ford Mustangs supporting the wings.

Just a thought situation! The SR-71 its stated never flew over soviet territory, just along outside the territorial borders. Also the flights were not as secret as we at that time thought because they had the transponders on so the soviets could see where they flew! The soviets trained with their MIG-31s to intercept the SR-71 and could have shot it down if it had entered Soviet airspace. The method used then would be to intercept the SR-71 from the front with long range missiles as it was impossible to attack from the rear due to the high speed of the SR-71. Another nation to intercept the SR-71 from the front was Sweden with their modern Viggen aircraft, who intercepted the SR-71 quite regularly. The only defense sytem the SR-71 had was an advanced jamming system which made it difficult to target it with radar guided missiles.

Awesome video and nice to see Habu back in the air. My only question, wouldn't you already be at altitude and airspeed going into a threat zone?

I’ve seen breakdowns on the math involved with shooting down an SR-71. Basically, if it’s not a simulation where you know exactly where the Blackbird is and the crew isn’t trying to evade, it’s impossible. That aircraft flies at 33 MILES per minute... that’s an entire mile every couple of seconds. One change in acceleration or heading, and the SR-71 is now miles away in a completely different location, meaning the intercept now has to change dramatically. This isn’t like an F-18 going full throttle but still being within the same general area. We’re talking miles. The math on it is insane. They tried to shoot it down hundreds of times, scoring a grand total of zero hits. The story about the Swedes (I believe) knew where it was and where it was going. I can hit an SR-71 with a baseball if I knew exactly where it was going to be and when...

@bigearl3867

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing. The Swedes knew when and were it would be when they did the intercept. What I have always wondered is what kind of counter measures the SR-71 employed.

@connoissuer_of_class

2 жыл бұрын

None, the Swedes intercepted it while it had suffered an engine malfunction. It was unable to climb back to a safe altitude so it was limping along to a NATO airbase. The Swedes intercepted it and escorted it out of their airspace and away from several Russian interceptors that were on its tail. Sometime either after or late in the Cold War both Swedish pilots were awarded medals by the US air-force.

@Thisisnotmyrealname8

2 жыл бұрын

.55 miles a second*

@markalloway4118

2 жыл бұрын

The swedes knew cos blackbird had engine problems that's why it entered Swedish airspace other wise no way could viggen get lock on on Internet found it by pilot think

SR-71 moto, " Can't touch this"!

and those mig's were already at altitude and at speed that was they're best case scenario and still came in short . its hard to believe that jet is from the 60's its just gorgeous .

Being shot a thousand times and none could damage it. The legend.

Well, there goes my intention to go to sleep

I witnessed an SR71 do a touch n go at McDill AFB while I was in basic training at Ft Dix. Amazing sight to see (sort of I was in Basic training and didn’t have much time to gawk)

Back in the early 70s Hamburg/Germany was entry and exit of the rcon run, alongside the inner german border, letting pass 30 to 30 minutes between the sonic booms. The GDR forces keeping track of the blackbird by switching their RADAR to burn thru (max transmitting power).

before mig25 defecting to Japan US didn't know how automated it was. Sweden had great view of intercepts and where amazed how acured the mig pilots where every time. every time the SR fly at 66k feet and every time mig25 was intercepting it exactly at 55k feet and 2.9km behind the SR. untill they get there hands on one and saw its completely automated and from 2.9km range at 66,000 you are not evading r33 that is hypersonic. USSR made a 4 Mack cruse missile just to test it and one mig25 downed 2 of the test targets at 72,000 at mack 3.9. also Russians had practice to use different types of tracking one r33 radar one ir fired at the same time. And last mig31 was build to intercept fast low-level targets you should have used mig25 its also faster then mig31 by alot.

@calvinmasters6159

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting story about that MiG-25. I read Belenko's autobiography.

@raygunreagan2274

2 жыл бұрын

R33 isn’t hypersonic

@raygunreagan2274

2 жыл бұрын

And Mach 4 isn’t hypersonic Mach 5 and up is considered hypersonic

*Darth Vader Voice* I find your lack of cockpit view disturbing Capitan Sidewinder

@badgermcbadger1968

2 жыл бұрын

i dont think there is a cockpit view

Oboy. This is what i like most. I would like to see more of those migs. How god they where and so. Truly joyful cinematic tales of encounters in history.

The "Get Off My Lawn" shirt/sweater is great! Just snagged one for a Christmas present!

@badgermcbadger1968

2 жыл бұрын

gs is the only youtuber i know with a merch that isnt cringe

@cpk01

2 жыл бұрын

@@badgermcbadger1968 it's the only youtube merch I've ever bought so he's doing something right ahah

@badgermcbadger1968

2 жыл бұрын

@@cpk01 I think it has to do with him not just putting his logo on a t shirt and calling it a day

@cpk01

2 жыл бұрын

@@badgermcbadger1968 agreed 👍

GS… I’m really enjoying these basically “what if scenarios”. Also, there’s a reason no SR-71’s have ever been shot down, because it’s such a badass piece of engineering.

That landing tho... What was it a 50kt cross wind.

SR-71 is the coolest airplane ever flown.

More of this please. This was awesome.

Do you think the US could in any way still have F-14s in active duty today?

@Echo-of-the-MessiYAH-316

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt the U.S. does. Maybe other nations!

@nicholassummerlee6843

2 жыл бұрын

Iran still uses them. If we needed parts we’d probably have to ask them. They’re the only country still making parts for them.

@Tenems941

2 жыл бұрын

Not a chance

@lobster838

2 жыл бұрын

Certainly not in any officially listed capacity; in fact, I believe the majority of the fleet was destroyed specifically to ensure that Iran couldn't get any parts for their Tomcats.

@Echo-of-the-MessiYAH-316

2 жыл бұрын

@@lobster838 Parts we’re reverse engineered.

I don't believe that this is a typical SR-71 mission profile. You got the refueling point down OK, but by the time the bird entered Soviet airspace, it would already be at 80K+ feet and level at Mach 3+. THAT is the profile that should have been depicted and that is the problem for the Soviet defenders. Ground based SAMs and yeah maybe a couple of MiG-31s.

@GrowlingSidewinder

2 жыл бұрын

Hey brother sometimes you have just watch things for fun there are limitations to what I can do with DCS

@benfoster5426

2 жыл бұрын

@@GrowlingSidewinder Yeah, sorry. I grew up in a US Air Force family, have a pilot's license, currently in IT, and I like to watch documentaries rather than typical, mindless programming, so you see the problem. I'm technically oriented and have a difficult time with fantasy. As an example, the movie Gravity simply pissed me off. LOL! You're right, I should just relax a little. Having said that, is DCS capable of running that flight profile I described? Is there enough airspace? BTW - I think your editing skills are top-notch. Keep up the good work. I'm "this close" to subscribing.

@tombeers3489

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Max altitude and punch it. That's about all she's got. Good enough, though.

Dayum them Migs are absolutely beauties. Man they look good.

This is the only thing I've wanted for the past 20 years lol. Thank you!