Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) SR-71 Blackbird 'Speed Check'
Jan Johnson2 HN recommenders · 2018–2021
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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.
Shared as the pilot's own telling of a famous, amusing SR-71 anecdote that never gets old.
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6 comments from Hacker News
Awesome. This story never gets old. I just found this recent video of it as well: [VIDEO] EDIT: Speeds mentioned in vid are 100 knots higher in the video than GP's link (1942 vs 1842)?
If you haven't heard the "SR-71 Speed Check" story, it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot: [VIDEO]
I thought it was apocryphal as well, but this is the pilot who did it. [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: [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. I think it's the same pilot as top story as back seater is Walter. [VIDEO]
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. [VIDEO]