Lors d'un vol d'essai le 25 janvier 1966, Bill Weaver et Jim Zwayer perdirent le contrôle de leur SR-71 Blackbird à Mach 3.2, une vitesse à laquelle une éjection n'offre presque aucune chance de survie. L'appareil se disloqua littéralement et Weaver fut miraculeusement propulsé hors de l'appareil, indemne. Malheureusement Zwayer n'eut pas autant de chance et fut tué sur le coup.
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SR-71 “Blackbird”
SR-71A s/n 61-7952
Edwards AFB, California
25 January 1966
On January 25, 1966, Lockheed test pilot Bill Weaver took off in Blackbird 61-7952 with Jim Zwayer to investigate reduced drag and improved high Mach cruise performance procedures with a center of gravity located further aft than normal, thus reducing the aircraft’s longitudinal stability. After refueling from a KC-135, they climbed to 38,000 ft and accelerated to Mach 3.2, a speed at which an ejection offered little chance of survival. During a scheduled turn, the Blackbird’s right J-58 engine suffered an inlet unstart, resulting in asymetric thrust. The aircraft violently rolled to the right and pitched up, and was subjected to extremely high G forces, rapidly causing Weaver to lose consciousness as the aircraft disintegrated. Against all odds, he was thrown out of the aircraft, regaining consciousness moments later to realize he was free-falling back to Earth. He parachuted safely to the ground and was found by a rancher. Sadly, Jim Swayer did not survive the catastrophic breakup of the Blackbird at supersonic speed and high altitude and was instantly killed.
Artiste: Gaëtan Marie
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