Start the electric system ( }), start the engines ( s), watch the engines spin up to 15% N1, then turn off the cutoff ( ) and open the canopy ( d). It also can't hurt to have some background knowledge about supersonic high-altitude flight - Understanding Supersonic Flight and Understanding airspeed measures provide some useful background to understand why the plane must be operated the way it is. This is asking for really good weather in reality, and definitely not viable in the simulation - so the ANS is the only real option. This aircraft cruised at more than three times the speed of sound, which translates to just over 2,000 miles per hour. The secret to the aircraft’s speed and agility is largely in. Key elements of the SR-71s design made this possible. Note that navigating by sight like following a coastline is quite impossible from 80.000 ft - it takes about 30.000 m visibility to see the ground directly beneath the aircraft, and at least 10 times this much to see anything from the cockpit. The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the fastest jet aircraft in the world, reaching speeds of Mach 3.3-that’s more than 3,500 kph (2,100 mph) and almost four times as fast as the average cruising speed of a commercial airliner. With full tanks, the Blackbird should have a range of 2900 nm, so 2/3 of normal fuel should be ample. For better performance, reduce the fuel level accordingly. For a first flight, a distance to destination of about 1500 nm is suitable, the flight time is then about 1 hour with sufficient time to climb up to cruising altitude and spend some 15-20 minutes cruising. The real SR-71 has an Astro-Inertial Navigation System (ANS) which is capable of navigating a preset series of waypoints just as the route manager. Select a destination and enter it into the route manager. Here is an abbreviated version geared to what is available and possible in Flightgear. There is an actual Flight Manual available online if you want to know the full operating procedures of the aircraft - not all operations are supported by the model though. If you want to use it again you have to reload ( j). The braking chute will be released/untied if: Brake chute doors are opened ( Ctrl-b).The braking chute will be automatically deployed if: A SR-71 refueling behind a KC-135 tanker Braking chute
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