[Milsurplus] U-2 and SR-71A

[Bob Wilder]

At 09:31 AM 1/30/2003 -0800, Dan Arney wrote:

>This I find very hard to believe. There is no way the A/C would gain
>20,000 Period.
>
>Further more the B-52 crews do not wear pressure suits so they would
>have all been killed going through 51,000 feet within seconds. The blood
>boils and you DIE.

I agree...I am a hunt and peck typist...B-52 came in at about 45000 not 35000
feet so only went up less than 10000 feet.  Many reports of airliners
doing this.  I think that in the case of the B-52, they were very close
to maximum power just to keep airborne with such a load and got caught
by surprise when they went up so violently.  Could be that autopilot
not on as this was a test crew and not combat crew which tend to fly
by the proverbial "Seat of the pants"




>I have over 20,000 pilot time. also when flying fire bombers we
>routinely drop if the mix was correct 24,000 pounds of fire retardent
>and the pitch up was noticeable but very controllable. On B-29's we
>would salvo and not gain altitude due to the autopilot holding it.
>
>Hank
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