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power | performance | technology | physical | type, use | landing, takeoff | temps. | misc. | misc. |
2 Pratt & Whitney J-58 | Speed Mach 3, 2,189mph | moveable intake, conical centre-body | wingspan 55ft 7in | 2 seat strategic reconnaissance | take off less than 5,000 ft | engine necelles 900-1,000F White Hot | 31 SR-71's made | Pilots breath 100% oxygen |
Fuel JP-7 | 85,000ft altitude,17 miles | Nothrob astro-internial Navigation system (ANS) | hight 18ft 6in | high altitude reconnaissance | engines pre-heated to 86F | cruise temp 800F | id's 64-17950 to 64-17980 | periscope top of cockpit, push into slipstream |
refuel by KC-135Q | range 3,300 miles without flight refueling | ceramic lining in afterburner section | length 107ft 5in | wheels fold up into fusilage | stored at Beale AFB in California | triple comp. manage flight systems | ||
thrust weight 29,750lbs | flys in stratosphere | JP-7 also used as coolant and Hydraulic fluid | weight 60,000-145,000lbs | wheel 32 ply, Goodyear | alitimeter: Kollsman MA-1 | pilots can warm hands and heat food on windows | ||
Tetraethyl Borane(TEB) ignites fuel during start | cruise hight 82,000ft | fuel pumps move fuel to keep center of gravity | Paint FS 35402 Indigo Blue | tires nitrogen filled | Pilots should avoid food that gives gas | change noses for different missions | ||
Ribbon Parachute used to stop | uses stability augmentation systems | 93% titanium alloy | wheel 400 or 450psi | Suit pressure like 25,000ft | Nitrogen pressurizes fuel tanks so they dont collapse | |||
refuel in 15 or more minutes | ASO tracks up to 300 stars | glass 4in thick in cockpit | lift off at 200knots | tiny iron balls in paint to weaken radar from enemy | Nitrogen keeps fuel vapor from igniting from heat | |||
suit used in case SR-71 pressure failed | gear in before 300knots | some components from Goodyear, Honeywell, Singer | total average speed during career 2,145mph |
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