It's from Brian Shul's book "Sled Driver". Although published in the 1990s, it will still cost you hundreds of dollars if you decide to buy a copy.
The story has been around for a long time but I suspect it is actually true.
Another book on the SR-71 I'm keen to read is Paul Crickmore's "Beyond the Secret Missions" because there are detailed accounts of from some VVS pilots who tried to intercept it. Some people have a hard time swallowing this but it was the real reason - or one of them - why the Blackbird was retired. By the mid-1980s it was no longer invulnerable.
Even the greatest designs - and the SR-71 surely was the greatest - have their use-by date.
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:20 pm
by Scottie
That was fun just to read
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:29 pm
by r8response
Lets say I have a "copy" of Sled Driver....
If anyone were interested, I could perhaps pass it along.
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:32 pm
by w00dsy
A paper or digital copy?
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:40 pm
by r8response
Digital. It's a PDF, quite readable.
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:44 pm
by wobblysauce
Sled Driver is a good read.
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2017 1:27 pm
by Montey
Dredging up an old thread, but here's an interesting video...
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:18 pm
by ysu
I've just run into the video version of the original, it's probably even better as told by the guy who flew that day
Re: This is pretty cool, if true.
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:49 am
by Jamo
Fucking awesome!!
If only there was an X-15 out of Edwards at the time. That would teach those smug Habu driving bastards hehe.
