The SR-71 Blackbird remains to this day the only aircraft rated to run in full continuous afterburner. Designed to sustain Mach…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
JP-7, the fuel that powered the SR-71 Blackbird caused a nationwide shortage of bug spray. Here’s why.
by Dario LeoneShell Oil developed JP-7 in 1955. Manufacturing several hundred thousand gallons of the new fuel required the petroleum byproducts Shell normally…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Did you know the SR-71 engine was originally developed to power US Navy XF8U-3 Super Crusader? World renowned expert on the Blackbird unveils some unique facts about J58 turboramjet
by Dario Leone‘It was thought if the Chance Vought XF8U-3 Super Crusader where to have gone into production it would have been powered…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Former SR-71 Pilot Explains why the Blackbird had to Light one Afterburner during Aerial Refueling
by Dario Leone“The fine art of pulling the throttle ever so slightly up and just into the minimum burner range was handed down…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 BlackbirdSR-71 Top Speed
‘Blackbird’s Top Speed was Officially Mach 3.2 but the SR-71 was Much Faster Than That,” former Skunk Works Engineer Says
by Dario Leone‘Shul’s narrative of flight at or above Mach 3.5 is so far the most detailed evidence available of SR-71 top speeds,’…
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Cold War EraMilitary AviationSR-71 Blackbird
Interesting Video Explains how SR-71’s J58 Turbo-Ramjet Engine Works
by Dario LeoneAbove Mach 2.2, some of the airflow is bled from the fourth stage of the compressor and dumped into the augmentor…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Impressive video shows SR-71 Blackbird J58 Engine tested at Max Afterburner Power
by Dario LeoneThe J58 generated a maximum thrust of 32,500 pounds — more than 160,000 shaft horsepower — and was the most powerful…
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Cool video shows SR-71 Blackbird igniting the afterburners during very low fly pass
by Dario Leone“The SR-71 pilot circled around behind the crowd and came in behind the hangers so as not to be seen or…
