SR-71 Cockpit Checkout

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A former SR-71 Blackbird pilot gives a walkthrough of the spy plane's cockpit, covering both the front pilot seat and the rear reconnaissance seat. He goes through the instruments and controls and how the crew used them.

HN passes it around as a fascinating tour of the Blackbird's cockpit, including its star-based navigation, and as a companion to other cockpit walkthroughs.

“A must watch for any Blackbird enthusiast.”

5 comments from Hacker News

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@dmix2019 · in “Blackbird SR-71 Flight Manual (2010)”
There's a video walking you through the SR-71's cockpit which I found really interesting: ▶ this video
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@camtarn2019 · in “SR-71 Cockpit Checkout [video]”
Submitted the video to Hacker News.
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@cyberferret2017 · in “What Made the SR-71 Blackbird Such a Badass Plane (2015)”
A nice video tour of the SR-71 cockpit (front and rear) by a former pilot. A must watch for any Blackbird enthusiast. - ▶ this video
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@snowwrestler2020 · in “Fighter pilot breaks down every button in an F-15 cockpit [video]”
Video walk-through of the front (pilot) seat of the SR-71: ▶ this video
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@m4632019 · in “Tesla Model 3 spoofed off the highway”
There was an interesting youtube video a while back on the SR-71 that could navigate via the stars years and years ago. Of course the SR-71 probably never had cloud cover problems. :) edit: I think this one: ▶ this video