SR-71 - 1986 Abbotsford Airshow

[ft6zzz]

Thanks for posting, I was at that airshow too.  It was very exciting to witness the blackbird flying.

[FPSsniper14]

I love the SR-71 <3

[SupaSneakyChopsticks]

The SR-71 isn't a plane. It's the bastard child of a missile and the Batmobile.

[modshaman]

I got up close and personal with one of these @ Beal AFB. 1977 .... some guy's money blew up under ,it he went after the money ............. I thought he was gona get SHOT DEAD by the MP's........I still have a roll can of un shot Tri X pan from one of these Babies....................

[chuckydog]

@modshaman you've been playing too much call of duty, first of all it's BEALE afb. not beal

[modshaman]

@modshaman I'm Sorry Chuckydog I left the e off of Beale AFB. that was over 30 yrs ago. Hunting for zippers and Khmer in Campuchia. The press said they were not there they, were I saw the photos Thanks to SR 71 & U2.Your Call of Duty Coment IS... I put Brass & Lead in my breech.. Sorry i don't play with JOYSTICKS ChuckyDOGGY..unless they are in an airplane .....Go do your caffeine and frenchfry's & XBOX. BOY........

[vxer1000]

Got to see one up close and personal near the end of my enlistment in Norfolk Naval Air Station. It wasn't roped off, so I jammed on the brakes in my car, ran out and got right up on it. It's got some tiny landing wheels and you darn near have to get on your back to get underneath it. Probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

[fairclought7]

@vxer1000 there is one a Duxford Imperial War Museum and its not roped off, none of the aircraft are so ive had a real good look round the SR-71 and there is just something special when you can actually touch these amazing aircraft, the blackbird, B-52, Lancaster,Vulcan, Victor, F-111, F-15, Super Sabre, Spitfire, EE Lightning ect. just cant compare getting up close and personal with these icons..

[DavisCampbell]

my parents were at that show. the photos are awsome.

[HABU52]

I was at this airshow and I remember the announcer telling the audience that he had just spoken to the pilots who said to "put a pot of coffee on and we'll be there by the time its done" sure enough in about 15 minutes the pilot was calling on approach...amazing bird we who saw her fly know how lucky we are.

[toro199999]

what is that light under the plane (where spy cameras are) is that a real light or an "active night vision" camera and the spectrum of light got caught by the recording camera "if it had an image intensifier" ? and if it a light then what it's used for?

[Flyssc1]

She was frigging amazing! I miss them and I miss Concorde! :-(

[Kubrickfan1]

Beauty!!!!

[SuperMegaFart]

wow this game looks like shit.

[MPZRACEVIDEO]

wow...

[tballo69]

former chief on f-111 RAF Lakenheath 89-91-never been "freaked out" by a jet until the SR-71 did a few passes! Was amazed at the tremble in the ground felt miles away from runway

[NombredeusuarioY]

asymmetric prop afterburner...can see

[NAIAD49]

You will never see anything like that again

at a British airshow......health and safety and all the modern rubbish.....glad I was around in those days.........kids don't know the fun we had years ago.

[meade352mxs]

@NAIAD49 Those of us interested can get the stories, but it's rare that we "kids" get to have that kind of fun now.

[Mav1843]

Those things always used to leak fuel!

[Nallenbot]

Only on the ground, they had to be designed like that because of the expansion in flight. They are so frickin' sweet!

[shitmypants119]

I do too!

[gsxRguy61]

boy do i miss her!

[alexfuntube]

very nice! impressive

[crazyvidwatch]

yay my fav aircraft in the air show me and my friend didn't find any blackbird anyways great 10\10

[presnillajones]

TRANSFORMERS!!! haha

[DBAViking]

WOW! 86 Abbotsford IWAS THERE  I remember the Blackbird it made a huge impression on my 13 year old brain! When we got back from the vacation we were on I bugged my dad to take me to the local hobby store to buy a model of it! Still have it.

[DBAViking]

WOW! 86 Abbotsford I WAS THERE! I remember the Blackbird performance, first time I ever saw one and the only time I saw one flying. Amazing!

thanks for posting!

[OsanBlackCat5RS]

that must have been the "almost stalled" story that Richard Graham told about in his book,he said they fly from a mission area to an airshow and was going to do a slow pass but the RSO said he was under the stall speed and decided to floor it at the last second,they were afraid of gettin radded on by the Commander ,wene they got back to beale the commander siad "i dont know what you guys did but the crowd LOVED it!"

[inqzwuqggrwur]

I meant to write "almost stall it" in my previous post below... oops.

[inqzwuqggrwur]

I was there!!!

Before the airshow, I also remember that it flew down to make pass by Expo 86 and when it did it flew right by my house... I remember seeing them also stall it and he had to goose it.

To this day, it's the most amazing airplane I've ever seen or researched. American engineering at it's finest! Kudos to those who designed it.

Thanks for the memories.

[moee12]

batman's plane

[mandeepgidda]

Hey, someone stole this clip and has posted it as their own without even crediting you. The video has over 500,000 views of something that was stolen! The channel is professormaxwell.

[111abf111]

I love them all - but the SR71? she was in a class of her own. I wish I had been able to see her fly.. she's just beautiful. Always will be.

[lacokai]

@111abf111 NASA still fly them... but in secret. they have 2 SR-71 and probably a YF-12A.

[uncleezra1]

@lacokai

No secret- they just won't say anything about performance stats yet. I guess it was part of the deal with the Air Force

[MONKFOCKER]

WOW but i prefer F-117

[111abf111]

Check Wkipedia for SR71. She really is a class of her own .. smile..

[kneecoal777]

NOTHING like her, nor will there be ever again. It's sad.

I have her tattooed on me and I'm forever getting "whats that?". That is sad to me. She was so beautiful. Perfection in the skies.

I can watch this video a million times

[crazywarriorman]

That is kickass.

[kimis1hotb1tch]

Thats so awesome. To see it live...F*cking amazing.

[ihitacurb]

oh man i was there. i used to love going to the air show yearly. then it all changed.

[Borjamba1]

Oh, God....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wonkabar007]

Great video clip.

[Earthboundmisfit1970]

The MIG-25 Foxbat's worst nightmare. These Blackbirds toyed with MIG-25s, just toyed with them.

[Charlierosea]

it wouldn't because the sr-71 is good at sex

[uncleezra1]

@Earthboundmisfit1970

? can you elaborate? SR's were reconnaissance aircraft- didn't confront other aircraft

[llandudnoboy]

@uncleezra1

Originally the SR71 was going to be an attack aircraft with all the guns and bombs but the Pentagon desided that due to the aircrafts supreme ability to fly at 85,000ft and to fly continually at in excess of 2000mph it was going to photograph 100,000 miles of the Earths surface for every hour it was in the air.

You must buy Richard Grahams book Flying the SR71 Blackbird it will tell you everything you want to know especially how to fly the thing at 13miles a minute.

[beeroosterm]

@llandudnoboy No. The fighter and bomber versions were proposed after the initial success of the -71, not as a primary task, which was photographic and electronic reconnaissance

[jakel194]

@beeroosterm actually was proposed after the secuess of the a-12 program

[beeroosterm]

@llandudnoboy Actually, at 2100 mph, the Blackbird flew 35 miles per minute, not 13. Back to school with you...

[Earthboundmisfit1970]

THE SOUND OF FREEDOM.

[Chu57]

I came, in my pants

[symmetryscar619]

did u show up in a shirt and shoes aswell... i would have gone to but i couldnt go. LOL

[Charlierosea]

If you don't see it for ages it can get exciting, like a beautiful girl

[malcabro]

Oustanding clip from the start, up to the engines thunderous ending in my surround sound movie system. ahh that's power.

[zigarten]

oh baby!! Them were the days!

[jiggawoo]

goddam thats impressive.

[lisasffek]

that's nasa's blackbird

[Noobsubs]

Less people have flown the SR-71 than climbed mt everest

[hondadrift]

far far far fewer people... lots of people climb mt everset. hundreds per year.

[perfidy22]

AMAZING footage

[terrysteward]

AWESOME MACHINE !!!

[ffej980]

your comments show that you have very little knowledge of the complete SR-71 program...redundant...i think not...the full details of the blackbird have never been released...and NASA keeps one flight ready...The blackbird still has tricks that have not been revealed to the general public...

[HABU52]

a friend of mine worked for lockheed as a electronics specialist and as such would ride in the rco seat to calibrate instruments. He told me how fast they were going on one flight and it was definitely faster than the "published" record. I flew to this arishow and remember the announcer telling us that they had just spoke with the pilot who told them to put a pot of coffee on and they would be there by the time it was finished LOL...

[Charlierosea]

friend of mine worked with jenna jameson and rode her. Lol good instruments

[atom2009]

I remember that She was flying while I rode in the cunt-pit

[E8F9G0]

HABU52 Sorry but no enlisted airman has ever rode in the Habu,,your friend is lying to you,unless he was trained as a true Habu...this is now more urban myths get started.....sorry but your friend is truly fibbing to you....

[MrAirlineCrazy]

@E8F9G0 It's possible he was just mistaking the SR-71 for the A-12 two-seater "titanium goose".

[elkranch]

HABU52...sounds like your friend needs to get back on his medication...no enlisted person has ever rode in a Habu...fact is only about 150 people have rode in the RSO seat.............Habu52 your imagination is over riding your brain....

[e633xx]

How did he manage not to flame the shit out of those j-58s while pulling the Gs so aggressively...

[e633xx]

DAMN!

[Ikonomi]

I'm all tingly...!

[skyhook01]

Wicked!

[wrigleyx]

yeah!

[pcwright30]

the worlds MOST ADVANCED AIR BREATHING MANNED AIRCRAFT in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[fiatman82]

Welcome to the department of redundancy department. Jk :-p

[fiatman82]

to PCwright btw.

[megashegem]

I got to see the YF-12&SR-71 (not at the same time though) fly at airshows but nothing like this! The pilot flew this like it was a fighter plane. Great video.

[Maxables]

Woah! Awesome downdraft effect!

[pcwright30]

I think its cool how the engines change from (standard lol) turbines to ram jets during flight. Awsome Machine for todays standards, let alone the 60s

[pcwright30]

AWSOME MACHINE

[mae951]

I don't know if they still do this, but back in the day before they were 'retired' SR-71's would break speed records here and there, just because they can, wonder what the top speed really is. These were built with Russian titanium, bought by a fake CIA company.

[F15EagleDriver3]

haha wow thats wild about the russian titanium. I dunno what top speed reached by the aircraft was exactly. all numbers usually say is mach 3.5. However, altitude used to be 80,000+ then 100,000+ and still, its classified how high this bird can fly. scary. haha

[mae951]

I saw a show on the Discovery channel. Just before take-off they're fueled up, the fuel slowly drains out of the wings (which function as tanks) the plane takes off, flies around for a little while (the skin heats up, expands and the 'tanks' are now sealed), it then refuels, in the air, and goes to do the mission. Neat stuff.

[F15EagleDriver3]

If i wasn't busy being born that year, i woulda loved to see that jet fly. Consider it a major treat y'all got to see the after burners light on that sucker! The JP-7 fuel wont light unless its mixed with tetraethylborane. And the SR-71 only carried enough for 16 lights a flight. The JP-7 was used as a coolent and fuel. And this was all designed in the 60's!!! haha love that jet.

[pcwright30]

Ta for info on the fuel, Ilove and respect the SR71 and OXCART projects, AWSOME MACHINES

[The2ndofJanuary]

I'd love to have seen this fly, unfortunately, I just missed out. I've seen one in the flesh at Duxford Air Museum and it looks fantastic.

[MarkSyno]

Loved the vortices swirling behind it (before it turns)!

[theskyismyhome]

can this get anymore boring? I clicked this video to see something fast.

[warderseeker]

You're a retard

[compo1979]

this plane can keep goin faster and faster....

[BrotherRon1]

It flew over my house in Burnaby on its way home that day. Checked it out on the tarmac display at the airshow the day before. Fuel was seeping from the metal joints because it was at ground level - apparently everything tightens up when it gets to altitude. The 1986 "Expo year" airshow was the best ever.