How F-14 and F-15 pilots trained to take down the SR-71

Throughout its three decades of service, the Blackbird famously had over 4,000 missiles of all sorts fired at it, and managed to outrun every single one. But no aircraft is invincible and the Blackbird was no exception. With looming concerns about high-speed Soviet fighters closing the capability gap, the Air Force decided to pit its Mach 3+ Blackbird against America’s own best fighters, both of which have also become legends in their own right: the U.S. Navy’s Grumman F-14 Tomcat and the U.S. Air Force’s McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. But even for these incredible airborne predators, the Habu was no easy meal. Thanks to Hector Tinoco for editing this video! 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 📱 Follow Hector Tinoco on social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinoco.phot... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-ti... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hector.tco Original Write-Up: https://www.sandboxx.us/news/how-f-14-and-f-15-pilots-trained-to-take-down-the-sr-71/ Colonel Richard H. Graham's books: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-SR-71-Blackbird-Breakthrough/dp/0760348499 https://www.amazon.com/SR-71-Revealed-Richard-H-Graham/dp/0760301220 Other Citations: https://www.sandboxx.us/news/how-hypersonic-drones-could-defeat-missiles-the-same-way-the-sr-71-did/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-pilot-recalls-when-he-accelerated-his-blackbird-to-mach-3-2-and-denied-an-f-15-pilot-an-easy-simulated-kill-against-its-habu-during-a-training-sortie/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/tomcat-supreme-the-f-14s-awg-9-was-the-most-powerful-radar-in-operational-service-on-combat-aircraft-until-the-f-22-raptor-with-the-apg-77-entered-service-in-2005/ https://twitter.com/Habubrats71/ https://www.sandboxx.us/news/the-f-14-tomcats-biggest-threat-was-its-tf30-engines/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/f-14-f-15-fighters-able-achieve-simulated-kills-sr-71-mach-3-spy-plane/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-pilot-explains-why-the-f-15-radar-couldnt-see-the-blackbird-during-eagle-bait-sorties/ https://www.key.aero/article/legend-sr-71-habu https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/stealth-aircraft-rcs.htm https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-soviet-mig-25-reconnaissance-flights-over-israel-that-iaf-fighters-were-never-able-to-intercept/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a38083125/mig-super-fighter-nato/ https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Stories/could-a-mig-25-or-31-shoot-down-an-sr-71#:~:text=Ability%20to%20intercept%20an%20SR,reach%20it%20or%20catch%20it. https://theaviationist.com/2013/12/04/sr-71-speed-enemy/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/viggen-vs-blackbird-swedish-air-force-ja-37-fighter-pilots-able-achieve-radar-lock-legendary-sr-71-mach-3-spy-plane/ https://theaviationist.com/2018/11/29/that-time-a-crippled-sr-71-blackbird-was-intercepted-by-four-swedish-viggens-after-violating-swedens-airspace/