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Nearly 3,000 people participated in the 2014 Run to Home Base. Headquarters Research and Development Detachment provided the Colors prior to the run and the Red Sox - Royals game that evening. (Photos by John Harlow)
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Altus Air Force Base, Okla., Fuselage Simulation Facility (Phase II) Construction Project
U.S. Army photo by Edward N. Johnson
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KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait—Stryker armored vehicles belonging to 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, United States Division – Center, sit on the back of flatbed trucks Aug. 20 here before being taken to wash racks to be cleaned before transport back to the United States as part of the unit's redeployment. Soldiers with 4th SBCT, 2nd Inf. Div. drove the Strykers as part of “The Last Patrol,” a name given to the mission in which Soldiers travelled from Baghdad to Kuwait as the last combat brigade out of Iraq.
The Meg 2018 film based on 1997 science fiction book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten - Giant shark movie that has bounced around studios for two decades - the megalodon monster shark Theater lobby standee AMC Loews 34th Street 14 theatre Jaws like for Summer August holiday ocean creature spooky sea monsters NYC 05/27/2018 New York City Midtown West Side
Donuts and booze: the Aristocrats recipe for camping success.
Taken at Monkey Run 13, hosted by The Emerald City Flying Monkeys
GTech Power Sweepers are soooo popular in Singapore, and the advert jingle is legendary. Even Mark was surprised by the size of his fan base over there.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- U.S. Sen. Mark Begich of Alaska staffer Kyle Zencey, left, watches as C.W. Floyd, Begich's military liason, works a grill during the Military Appreciation Day at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Friday, June 8, 2012. (U.S. Air Force/Justin Connaher)
B-Line PDX is a new local business that is looking to change how Portland businesses deliver goods across town. They got two huge cargo bikes and the clients are already rolling in. Story coming soon...
The China Aviation Industry Base in the town of Yanling about one hour from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province in Central China.
For more info, check out my book, "The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds: A Tale of Espionage, the Silk Road and the Rise of Modern China" or visit www.horsethatleaps.com
Laura Ochoa, Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs officer tries on combat arms gear at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 7, 2019. Established in 1948, the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference is the Department of Defense’s oldest and most prestigious public liaison program and is the only Secretary of Defense-sponsored outreach program that enables American business and community leaders to have a fully immersive experience with the military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexandra Singer)
(National Museum of the United States Air Force collection, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, USA)
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From exhibit signage:
LOCKHEED
SR-71
BLACKBIRD
As of March 2020, the "Blackbird" remains the fastest- and highest-flying production aircraft. Developed at the height of the Cold War, the SR-71 flew top secret missions around the world for more than 20 years.
Entering service in 1966, under the code name PROJECT SENIOR CROWN, the secretive Blackbird performed flights over dangerous hot spots, including North Vietnam, Cuba, Nicaragua, Libya, and the Persian Gulf. At 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could photograph 100,000 square miles in one hour. The SR-71 also flew reconnaissance missions along the borders of Communist China and the Soviet Union.
The United States Air Force retired the SR-71 in 1990, with a brief return to service in the mid-1990s. No SR-71 was ever lost to hostile action.
SPEED
2,193 miles per hour.
In 1974, an SR-71 flew from New York to London in only 1 hour, 54 minutes, beating the previous record by almost three hours.
FASTER THAN A BULLET
SR-71: 3,216 feet per second
Bullet: 2,930 feet per second
DISTANCE
In 1971, an SR-71 flew 15,000 miles nonstop in 10.5 hours - circumnavigating the continental United States twice - averaging about 1,500 miles per hour and slowing down only to refuel in flight.
ALTITUDE
85,069 feet
SR-71: 16.1 miles high
U-2: less than 70,000 feet high
737: about 30,000 feet high
FLYING THE SR-71
Blackbirds operated from three primary locations: Beale Air Force Base, California, USA; Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan; and Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. With aerial refueling, SR-71s could cover the world.
Only a few elite pilots and reconnaissance systems officers (RSOs) operated the SR-71. Just 93 pilots and 89 RSOs flew operational SR-71 missions.
On March 21, 1968, in the aircraft on display, Major (later General) Jerome F. O'Malley and Major Edward D. Payne conducted the first operational SR-71 sortie. During its career, this aircraft accumulated 2,981 flying hours and flew more sorties than any other SR-71.
COLD WAR NECESSITY
In the mid-1950s, the United States recognized the need for a U-2 replacement. Lockheed proposed the ultrafast Blackbird design to meet this need. The first Blackbird version, the single seat A-12, was built for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Ther term 'Blackbird' refers to not just one aircraft, but a 'family' that included the United States Air Force's SR-71 and YF-12A, the CIA's A-12, the M-21 carrier, and the D-21 remotely piloted aircraft.
From 1967-1968, A-12s flew classified missions under the name PROJECT BLACK SHIELD, spying on missile sites and military activities in Southeast Asia and North Korea. PROJECT BLACK SHIELD depended heavily on United States Air Force support, including maintenance, film processing, aerial refueling, and basing in Okinawa, Japan.
ENGINEERING MARVEL
The Blackbird flew higher and faster than any aircraft in existence, while being significantly less visible on radar. This required solving extremely difficult technological problems.
Heat heavily influenced the Blackbird's construction. Aerodynamic friction at high speed heated parts of the plane to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. When using the afterburners, the engine cowlings would reach 1,200 degrees Fahrenheit.
In order to reduce visibility on radar, engineers made extensive use of "plastic" laminates, triangular seams, vertical tails canted inward at 15 degrees, and radar-absorbing paint.
Engineers blended the leading edges and fuselage into chines to reduce radar visibility, provide extra lift, and improve the aerodynamic performance of the plane.
THE J58 ENGINE
The SR-71 was powered by a unique engine and specially developed fuel. The SR-71 maintained Mach 3 flight from the J58's continuous ramjet afterburner. JP-7 fuel remained stable at extreme temperatures and was chemically ignited.
Intake air had to be slowed down to less than the speed of sound. Air moving this fast was too hot for the turbojet engine to use to create thrust. The addition of moveable spikes on each engine regulated the air flow regardless of the flight speed.
At high speed, the SR-71 used continuous afterburner, which was directly fed by air from the intake though external tubes. This "ramjet" feature added to the thrust already provided by the powerful turbojet section.
SR-71 crews wore full-pressure suits in case the cockpit depressurized or they had to eject at high altitude.
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Paratroopers of 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, case their unit guidon Jan 23, 2012, at Buckner Physical Fitness Center to mark the company's impending nine-month deployment to Afghanistan in support of Regional Command-South. (U.S. Air Force photo/David Bedard)