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To: Mark17

Also used in recon role ... at Mach 3+ (of course at those sustained speeds it destroyed its powerplant).


10 posted on 09/06/2016 1:26:33 AM PDT by jamaksin
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To: jamaksin
Also used in recon role ... at Mach 3+ (of course at those sustained speeds it destroyed its powerplant)

I heard it had been tracked at Mach 3.2 somewhere, but it needed the engines replaced after that.

12 posted on 09/06/2016 1:54:52 AM PDT by Mark17 (Calvary's love has never faltered. All it's wonder still remains. Souls still take eternal passage.)
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Also used in recon role ... at Mach 3+ (of course at those sustained speeds it destroyed its powerplant).

Meanwhile, the SR-71 was just hitting its stride, begging for more.

21 posted on 09/06/2016 4:18:26 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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