Key Points and Summary - The SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, held its speed record not because of its airframe's limits, but due to a crucial safety restriction on ...
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1,000°F Skin and 20,000 Pounds of Fuel an Hour: How the Blackbird Survived Mach 3 Flight
To withstand the inferno of Mach 3.2 flight, Lockheed created an aircraft that expanded in midair, leaked fuel on the ground, and relied on Shell Oil’s JP-7, an ultra-stable fuel that wouldn’t ignite ...
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