Title :
Test Flying the World´s Fastest Airplane
Author_Institution :
USAF Test Pilot, Retired
Abstract :
Summary form only given. This paper discusses the inception, design, and technical operations and political aspects of the SR-71 Blackbird, which currently holds the high-altitude world speed record. He will also discuss the F-104 Starfighter which holds the low-altitude world speed record and the F117-Stealth and the ATF (YF-22).
Keywords :
aircraft testing; design engineering; politics; ATF (YF-22); F-104 Starfighter; F117-Stealth; SR-71 Blackbird; high-altitude world speed record; low-altitude world speed record; test flying; Aerospace engineering; Aircraft propulsion; Airplanes; Airports; Europe; Helium; Military aircraft; Testing; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2008 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1487-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1095-323X
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2008.4526232
