Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird

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This includes the following models: SR-71A, SR-71B
This article is about the model in /data/Aircraft/SR71-BlackBird on CVS

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
B-2.jpg
Type Strategic Reconnaissance
Author(s) Gerard Robin
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= /Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B
/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B

/Blackbird, Blackbird-A, Blackbird-B
Status Development
Download Download the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).


The Lockheed SR-71 is an advanced, long-range, Mach 3 strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed A-12 and YF-12A aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works. The SR-71 was unofficially named the Blackbird, and called the Habu by its crews. Clarence "Kelly" Johnson was responsible for many of the design's advanced concepts. A defensive feature of the aircraft was its high speed and operating altitude, whereby, if a surface-to-air missile launch were detected, standard evasive action was simply to accelerate. The SR-71 line was in service from 1964 to 1998, with 12 of the 32 aircraft being destroyed in accidents, though none were lost to enemy action.


This article is about the model in /data/Aircraft/SR71-BlackBird on CVS and goes by fgname blackbird , but there is another one in the directory Aircraft/Lockheed-SR71/ and both can be downloaded from flightgear.org. The fgname for it is sr71-yasim , and it uses YASim.

Aircraft help

Startup

  • Press } to toggle the master electric switch.
  • Press space or s to activate the starter. The engine will spin up to a maximum of about 25% N2 (5.2% N1).
  • After reaching 15% N1, rress { to turn off the cutoff to let the engines start. Wait for the EP Ratio needle to come close to 1.1.
  • Don't forget to press d to close the canopy.
  • Release the parking brake, put the throttle to max and takeoff.

Landing

A SR-71 refueling behind a KC-135 tanker

Braking chute

The braking chute will be automatically deployed if:

  • Brake chute doors are opened (Ctrl-b).
  • Airspeed is less than 200 kts.
  • AGL is lees than 20 ft.
  • Throttle positions are less than 0.1.

The braking chute will be released/untied if:

  • Airspeed is less than 50 kts.

Remember: it can be used only once. If you want to use it again you have to reload (j).

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