How the Lockheed SR71 Blackbird Works

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An intensive and thrilling look inside the SR-71 Blackbird, one of aviation's absolute greatest legends. • Special thanks to Air Zoo Aerospace Science Museum ( / airzoo , retired SR-71 Pilots Jerry Glasser and Buz Carpenter, and Arnie Gunderson (retired Pratt Whitney J58 PM). • CREDITS • Jacob O'Neal - Research, script, narration, 3D modeling / animation, music • BEHIND THE SCENES • If you'd like to see how I made this video. I show my research sources, pdfs, images, etc., and also the model creation process, animating, rendering, and more: • • How I reconstructed the SR-71 Blackbi... • MUSIC • I composed the background music specifically for this project. Listen to Blackbird on my soundcloud: • / blackbird • PATREON • / animagraffs • SOFTWARE USED • I use Blender 3D to create these models. It's free and open source, and the community is amazing: • https://www.blender.org/ • 0:00 Intro • 03:18 Aerodynamics of supersonic flight • 08:13 Radar cross section • 10:18 J58 Jet Engines • 15:49 Inlet spike • 20:39 Engine supporting features • 23:12 Start carts • 23:48 Fuel system • 26:48 Flight control surfaces • 33:11 Landing gear • 34:20 Cockpits • 34:47 Front cockpit • 45:07 Rear cockpit • 46:08 Cockpits (cont'd) • 47:15 Flight suit • 49:32 Reconnaissance equipment • 53:20 Hero shot • 54:11 Credits • 54:22 Epilogue

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