<![CDATA[Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why.]]>Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. Okay, Ryan Reynolds in a Cold War comedy, that's kind of my thing...

Then I saw the lovingly computer animated SR-71 BLACKBIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/877f2fe6-5bce-4eda-a013-af8030afa0b9/apple-tv-was-really-really-sure-i-wanted-to-watch-mayday-and-i-wasn-t-sure-why.RSS for NodeTue, 22 Sep 2026 03:08:27 GMTSat, 12 Sep 2026 19:22:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:30:49 GMT]]>@dr2chase @vaurora I seem to remember that did the same tip-toe thing when I saw it at the Entrepid in New York a bunch of years ago - or maybe I just wish I did ๐Ÿ˜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117263974379006394https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/117263974379006394Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:30:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:02:15 GMT]]>@vaurora The plane is SO WILD and SO COOL!!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/vwampage/statuses/117263862036755812https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://xoxo.zone/users/vwampage/statuses/117263862036755812Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:02:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:03:49 GMT]]>@vaurora mentioned to a former colleague that when I visited the Boeing Museum, I stood on tip-toes so I could touch the SR71. She (ex-NSA), with an enormous grin, says, "I've sat in the cockpit!"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/dr2chase/statuses/117263632254465983https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ohai.social/users/dr2chase/statuses/117263632254465983Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:03:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:10:56 GMT]]>@vaurora using jet fuel as a coolant. Canโ€™t think of anything that might go wrong with that

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ginabythebay/statuses/117263424299087515https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ginabythebay/statuses/117263424299087515Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:10:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:10:28 GMT]]>@vaurora perfectly safe, Iโ€™m sure

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/117263422502967799https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/slothrop/statuses/117263422502967799Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:10:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:09:58 GMT]]>@vaurora Iโ€™ve seen SR71 take-off footage with the exhaust plume before, but how that glowy bit stays structurally sound is beyond meโ€ฆ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/photovince/statuses/117263420496215843https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/photovince/statuses/117263420496215843Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:09:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:04:58 GMT]]>[screaming] "It is a common misconception that the planes refueled shortly after takeoff because the fuel tanks, which formed the outer skin of the aircraft, leaked on the ground."

"The fuel was used as a heat sink for the rest of the aircraft to cool the pilot and the electronics."

Every time I read about the fuel system on the SR-71 I shriek internally. How did they even conceive of this!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263400887014893https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263400887014893Sun, 13 Sep 2026 11:04:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:57:24 GMT]]>@vaurora @jon Ha! This out-of-context timline coincidence is solid gold:

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nettings/statuses/117263371079492963https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nettings/statuses/117263371079492963Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:57:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:22:05 GMT]]>@vaurora mach diamonds ๐Ÿ˜

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/sima/statuses/117263232215548904https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/sima/statuses/117263232215548904Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:22:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:13:04 GMT]]>@vaurora The Blackbird is wildly fascinating. Even with the age it has, it looks futuristic.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/mjj/statuses/117263196751487659https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.dk/users/mjj/statuses/117263196751487659Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:13:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:31 GMT]]>@vaurora Classic:

https://youtu.be/8AyHH9G9et0

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/teacher_rick/statuses/117263147428334977https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/teacher_rick/statuses/117263147428334977Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:00:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:57:38 GMT]]>@vaurora

Ooh inspired by Gerry Anderson

https://thunderbirds.fandom.com/wiki/Thunderbird_2

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/benh/statuses/117263136087566116https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/benh/statuses/117263136087566116Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:57:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:56:45 GMT]]>@lkanies @vaurora sat imagery was actually worse.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/mbpaz/statuses/117263132614127478https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/mbpaz/statuses/117263132614127478Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:56:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:47:15 GMT]]>OMG I thought the animators were using artistic license, but the SR-71 exhaust actually looks like that

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File%3APratt_%26_Whitney_J58_ground_test.jpg

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263095254229190https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263095254229190Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:47:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:43:47 GMT]]>@ook maybe there's a directors' cut with more SR-71 content

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263081637903302https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/vaurora/statuses/117263081637903302Sun, 13 Sep 2026 09:43:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:29:35 GMT]]>@vaurora it could have done with more SR-71 content and the fact Ryan got to go straight up as navigator on a mission over Russia with no training was questionable

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ook/statuses/117260666471719894https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/ook/statuses/117260666471719894Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:29:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:39:28 GMT]]>@vaurora
I am suddenly way more interested in this. Gotta love a fabulous piece of engineering.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rmd1023/statuses/117259997598097485https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rmd1023/statuses/117259997598097485Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:39:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:26:10 GMT]]>@vaurora nerd snipe status: direct hit

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jpf/statuses/117259945262291481https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/jpf/statuses/117259945262291481Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:26:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:22:57 GMT]]>@vaurora such an amazing feat of engineering. A plane so good only satellites could be better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/lkanies/statuses/117259932612161077https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/lkanies/statuses/117259932612161077Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:22:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Apple TV was really really sure I wanted to watch "Mayday" and I wasn't sure why. on Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:36:14 GMT]]>@vaurora Interesting case: https://www.twz.com/25205/declassified-us-honors-swedish-pilots-for-escorting-stricken-sr-71-to-safety-during-cold-war

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Julf/statuses/117259748902742474https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Julf/statuses/117259748902742474Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:36:14 GMT