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To: EnjoyingLife

Mach 3 plus.The exact speed was classified.

2 posted on 05/05/2010 8:00:38 AM PDT by puppypusher

To: puppypusher

And it still is classified. That’s a plane that is no longer in service.

14 posted on 05/05/2010 8:47:19 AM PDT by Fred Hayek (From this point forward the Democrat Party will be referred to as the Communist Party)

To: puppypusher

Yup - and says so on the patch.

I got one from an AF buddy WAAAAYYY back in the day.

Awesome bird - and I wonder what we have that replaced the capabilities of the SR71?

19 posted on 05/05/2010 9:44:03 AM PDT by Ro_Thunder ("Other than ending SLAVERY, FASCISM, NAZISM and COMMUNISM, war has never solved anything")

To: puppypusher

Mach 3 plus.The exact speed was classified.

I remember reading a quote from one SR-71 pilot that they really didn’t know how fast it would fly.

Whenever they wanted to set a new record, they just flew a little faster.

But at full power, with the engines in “ramjet” mode, the plane would just go faster and faster until the engine blew up.

So they never flew full throttle for very long.

23 posted on 05/05/2010 10:50:59 AM PDT by chaosagent (Remember, no matter how you slice it, forbidden fruit still tastes the sweetest!)

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