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To: Red Badger

How is there enough oxygen at 85,000 feet to keep a jet engine functioning at mach 3.3? Humans suffocate at that level.


33 posted on 05/01/2026 7:16:00 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
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To: JimRed

That was a Top Secret.....................


40 posted on 05/01/2026 8:08:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: JimRed

Flight at 2,400 mph/mach 3.2 will allow an aircraft to scoop up enough air to keep a huge jet engine designed for the job going.


43 posted on 05/01/2026 9:10:51 AM PDT by jimtorr
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