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The Untouchables
Chico, MACH 1, 1993. 1st Edition, Hardbound, about 12.25 inches tall by 10.25 inches wide, 215 pages. Glossary. Illustrated with more than 120 color photographs.
216 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1994
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November 17, 2019
Another excellent book discussing the SR-71 mission over Libya in April 1986 when F111 aircraft were sent into Libya to attack Qaddafi.
September 30, 2008
As I said in the "Sled Driver" review I met Brian. I bought this book when I bought "Sled Driver" at the air show. This one has great photos too but the story is what's interesting.
Brian takes us through a sled driver's typical mission from start to finish -- no classified information just detialed desription. What fascinated me is the tension & bordom an SR71 pilot must manage. It's shocking how quickly a mission transpires. A sharp left turn at 85,000 ft. & Mach 3+ [Brian makes sure to emphasize the true max. velocity of an SR71 is classified -- still] if it began over NY heading west would end up over Mexico City heading south!
The other thing that really interested me is that every one of the planes in the progam is distinct because they are truly handcrafted machines. They each have a different personality and individual quirkiness in their fight performance. A sled driver has to learn not one aircraft but 70 or so depending on which one shows up for duty in an officer's billet.
Again, interesting book. Read it.
Brian takes us through a sled driver's typical mission from start to finish -- no classified information just detialed desription. What fascinated me is the tension & bordom an SR71 pilot must manage. It's shocking how quickly a mission transpires. A sharp left turn at 85,000 ft. & Mach 3+ [Brian makes sure to emphasize the true max. velocity of an SR71 is classified -- still] if it began over NY heading west would end up over Mexico City heading south!
The other thing that really interested me is that every one of the planes in the progam is distinct because they are truly handcrafted machines. They each have a different personality and individual quirkiness in their fight performance. A sled driver has to learn not one aircraft but 70 or so depending on which one shows up for duty in an officer's billet.
Again, interesting book. Read it.
February 14, 2009
Written by the author of The Sled, this is another interesting look at the SR-71 Blackbird. The additional comments of the back seater and people who worked on the plane during its time in the Air Force really add another dimension to the book. The authors describe what happened, from their point of view, during the day of and immediately following the U.S. bombing Libya in the 1980s. The authors flew their plane into harms way to gather intelligence after the bombs had dropped. It really is an incredible story of those people and that plane. The photography in the book is, like The Sled, outstanding.
October 29, 2014
This is a follow-up to the author's Sled Driver. As the title implies the topics are the operational uses to which the Blackbird was put and the experiences that resulted. The writing and photography are on a par with his previous book, which is to say, excellent. Both volumes are keepers on my shelf.
March 23, 2013
Arguably better than Sled Driver as this book is longer, and has more information per chapter including specific chapters written through interviews of employees on the SR71 build out program.
Incredible page turner I have read more than once this year already.
Incredible page turner I have read more than once this year already.
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