5.3M views · Jan 1, 2017 · 5:59 · 2 HN recommenders · 6 mentions · discussed 2018–2021
Retired Major Brian Shul tells the story of a ground speed check with LA Center while flying the SR-71 Blackbird. He recounts it live at the Hiller Aviation Museum.
Why Hacker News points people here: Shared as the pilot's own telling of a famous, amusing SR-71 anecdote that never gets old.
“it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot”HN comment, 2019
“This story never gets old.”
Pilot retelling the SR-71 speed check story.
Awesome. This story never gets old. I just found this recent video of it as well: this video EDIT: Speeds mentioned in vid are 100 knots higher in the video than GP's link (1942 vs 1842)?
“it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot”
The pilot telling the amusing speed check story.
If you haven't heard the "SR-71 Speed Check" story, it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot: this video
“this is the pilot who did it.”
First-hand account from the pilot.
I thought it was apocryphal as well, but this is the pilot who did it. this video Not saying it’s impossible that he made it up or embellished, but it seems likely that it actually happened.
“Shul telling the story”
Shul telling the ground speed check story.
Shul telling the story: this video ("Major Brian Shul relays the true story of a ground speed check with Los Angeles Center, while piloting the SR-71 Blackbird over Southern California.")
“Here is the pilot telling the story.”
Pilot telling the story himself.
Here is the pilot telling the story. I think it's the same pilot as top story as back seater is Walter. this video
“The pilot of the Blackbird maintains that it's true.”
Pilot maintains the story is true.
The pilot of the Blackbird maintains that it's true. Not sure you're going to find any confirmation other than that. But it isn't some joke or story cooked up by a random person for laughs. this video
