Flying the SR-71 Blackbird: In the Cockpit on a Secret Operational Mission Free Audiobook Download by Richard H. Graham

The SR-71 Blackbird (SR-71) was developed by the United States Air Force from 1959 to 1962 and it was used extensively during the Vietnam War to gather intelligence, monitor battlefield movements, and evade detection by radar. The SR-71 is a twin-turboprop aircraft with a crew of two—pilot and Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO). Its three main rotors are mounted on pylons within nacelles that serve as rigid wings. The SR 71 had a top speed of Mach 3.2 at 70,000 feet and could climb to 80,000 feet in four minutes.

[Richard Graham's] journey and the SR-71 Blackbird are both captivating and spellbinding. I could not put this audiobook down once I started listening to it, and before long had finished it in one sitting - a feat that I have been unable to achieve with many other books.

In this exciting audiobook, author and former SR-71 pilot Dick Graham takes you into the cockpit of an SR-71 Blackbird and gives a first-hand account of what each function does. From the start to finish, Dick Graham treats these stories of the SR-71 pilots like he was there with them on their missions.

On June 21, 1964, a designated line of communications was established from New York to London as the first practical communication service between those points. It required traveling at three times the speed of sound, or 3200 miles per hour. The SR-71 Blackbird made this trip in just over 2 hours and 22 minutes; it was the quickest air-based transport system ever developed.

Flying the SR-71 Blackbird has long been one of the most sought after roles in the United States military, both for its secrecy and its danger. Richard Graham's account of an operational mission, taking place in 1972 over North Vietnam, is an eye-opening, first-hand look into what it's like to fly one of these legendary aircraft.

The SR-71 Blackbird is an American strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was developed by Lockheed. It was the world's first operational Mach 3 aircraft and one of the fastest operational manned aircraft ever designed. It had a wingspan of 64 ft and was powered by two afterburning turbofan engines.