Ben Rich tells a story about a discussion of the Aurora, the mythical Mach 6 replacement for the Blackbird. He told the guy they were heat warping Titanium with the blackbird. That shut the guy up.
Iridium has the highest melting point. 4800 f I think. But a bit heavy for aircraft.
44 posted on 08/04/2015 2:47:44 PM PDT by SpeakerToAnimals
(Just scream and leap.)