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SR-71 FLIGHT MANUAL: THE OFFICIAL PILOT'S HANDBOOK By Richard H. Graham

Description: Binding is tight and pages are clean. Some signs of rubbing wear to cover and outer edges of pages. Please see pictures for further condition details. Comes from a smoke-free home. This is the reprinted facsimile edition of the manual issued to crew members of the US Air Force's sleek SR-71, now available with photos and annotations by former Blackbird pilot Richard Graham. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was a long-range, Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's top-secret Skunk Works. One of the first aircraft designed to have a low radar signature, the SR-71 could map 100,000 square miles from an altitude of 80,000 feet. Operational from 1964 to 1998, it is still the fastest jet-powered aircraft - a Blackbird once completed a Los Angeles-to-Washington, D.C. flight in 64 minutes. Naturally, reigning in all that technology and performance required some know-how on the parts of the pilots and ground crews. This massive volume, the SR-71 Flight Manual, is a facsimile reprint of the official flight manual issued to SR-71 crew members augmented with anecdotes and and descriptions of flight procedures from former SR-71 pilot Col. Richard Graham (Ret.). Divided into seven sections, the book covers in minute detail everything from the SR-71 trainer to normal and emergency operation procedures, navigation and sensor equipment, operating limitations, flight characteristics of the Blackbird, and all-weather operation. Now the official SR-71 flight manual is not only declassified, it's (at least partially) demystified as well, This reprinted facsimile edition of the SR-71 flight manual with new commentary by an SR-71 pilot reveals everything US Air Force pilots learned in order to fly the world's fastest jet-powered aircraft., This is the reprinted facsimile edition of the manual issued to crew members of the US Air Force's sleek SR-71, now available with photos and annotations by former Blackbird pilot Richard Graham. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird was a long-range, Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft developed by Lockheed's top-secret Skunk Works. One of the first aircraft designed to have a low radar signature, the SR-71 could map 100,000 square miles from an altitude of 80,000 feet. Operational from 1964 to 1998, it is still the fastest jet-powered aircraft - a Blackbird once completed a Los Angeles-to-Washington, D.C. flight in 64 minutes. Naturally, reigning in all that technology and performance required some know-how on the parts of the pilots and ground crews. This massive volume, the SR-71 Flight Manual, is a facsimile reprint of the official flight manual issued to SR-71 crew members augmented with anecdotes and and descriptions of flight procedures from former SR-71 pilot Col. Richard Graham (Ret.). Divided into seven sections, the book covers in minute detail everything from the SR-71 trainer to normal and emergency operation procedures, navigation and sensor equipment, operating limitations, flight characteristics of the Blackbird, and all-weather operation. Now the official SR-71 flight manual is not only declassified, it's (at least partially) demystified as well!

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Location: Carbondale, Illinois

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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

Publication Name: Voyageur Press

Book Title: SR-71 Flight Manual Official Pilot's Handbook Declassified

Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Inscribed: No

Publication Year: 2016

Type: Paperback

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

ISBN-10: 0760351740

Personalized: No

Author: Richard H. Graham

Genre: Transportation, History

Topic: Aviation / General, Military / Weapons, Aviation / Piloting & Flight Instruction, Military / Aviation

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