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Faster: Meet the Air Force's New Mach 5 SR-72 Spy Plane
National interest ^ | 7/13/2019 | Task and purpose

Posted on 07/17/2019 9:50:59 PM PDT by bitt

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To: AnalogReigns

Another good story is the answer to the question “How slow can an SR-71 fly?”

http://blog.cosmo.org/2011/08/how-slow-can-sr-71-fly.html


121 posted on 07/21/2019 7:13:59 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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There is something to that. On the other hand, the effect of gravity is also something notable. Point is, you’re not going any 10000mph at 36000ft with existing technology.


122 posted on 07/21/2019 8:02:47 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Pelham

Full powered J-58s could blow apart the airframe.


123 posted on 07/21/2019 8:14:46 AM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: SaveFerris

The AG-330 Start Carts


124 posted on 07/21/2019 8:23:11 AM PDT by Despot of the Delta
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To: Despot of the Delta

Yep. A couple versions of that is in the video upstream.


125 posted on 07/21/2019 11:06:42 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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