5 pilots out the front are in the new stealth fighter
Photo of the Day: SR71 Blackbirds lined up for the start of the annual London to Brighton air race at Heathrow Air base this morning. The race was won by Sqn Ldr Tom "Tommy" McThompson in just 9.61secs #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/u3RUb57Mju
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You can see why - his plane is in front of all the others.
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Sir, those are Canadian Blackbirds. Please correct the record.
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They emigrated
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Not for nothing was the SR71 Blackbird nicknamed the Windowshaker!
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I see what you did there...
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Fun fact: moustaches are compulsory for SR-71 pilots.
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Only to help indicated G force should there be an instrument failure
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Isn’t that the only one built SR13? It’s 13 rudders needed 13 individual pilots - expensive to operate, but world-beating systems redundancy.
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Cockpit so small they have to stand up. Not very aerodynamic.
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