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<blockquote data-quote="FEENIX" data-source="post: 1125192" data-attributes="member: 14204"><p>The Blackbird is an awesome plane ... PERIOD!</p><p></p><p>I spent my 1st 10 years in the USAF in the fightline working F-4s and A-10s. The SR-71 flies at a certain altitude where there's the least wind resistance (thinner air) to take advantage of it's awesome speed. If you check how the Mach Number is calculated, it is directly proportional to the altitude.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, it might make it easier to relate if you look at it as weight to thrust ratio, i.e., F-4 with two engines vs. a single engine F-16, if given the same thrust from the engines, the lighter of the two aircraft will accelerate quicker and get to it's maximum velocity/speed. The massive engines of the SR-71 provides an unbelievable thrust.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, the space shuttle despite of it's heavy payload can do 17,500 MPH to propel it to the atmosphere due to the massive rockets (<strong><strong><a href="http://www.space.com/12127-8-surprising-space-shuttle-facts.html" target="_blank">8 Surprising Space Shuttle Facts | NASA Space Shuttle Trivia & Facts | Final Shuttle Missions & Shuttle Program</a></strong></strong>)</p><p></p><p>Having said that, if you take the same bullet out of your .30-06 and provide a more powerful thrust like out of a .300 RUM and larger, as we all know the velocity changes significantly. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I definitely miss my flightline days, thanks for bringing back some awesome memories.</p><p></p><p>Cheers!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FEENIX, post: 1125192, member: 14204"] The Blackbird is an awesome plane ... PERIOD! I spent my 1st 10 years in the USAF in the fightline working F-4s and A-10s. The SR-71 flies at a certain altitude where there's the least wind resistance (thinner air) to take advantage of it's awesome speed. If you check how the Mach Number is calculated, it is directly proportional to the altitude. Anyways, it might make it easier to relate if you look at it as weight to thrust ratio, i.e., F-4 with two engines vs. a single engine F-16, if given the same thrust from the engines, the lighter of the two aircraft will accelerate quicker and get to it's maximum velocity/speed. The massive engines of the SR-71 provides an unbelievable thrust. Similarly, the space shuttle despite of it's heavy payload can do 17,500 MPH to propel it to the atmosphere due to the massive rockets ([B][B][URL="http://www.space.com/12127-8-surprising-space-shuttle-facts.html"]8 Surprising Space Shuttle Facts | NASA Space Shuttle Trivia & Facts | Final Shuttle Missions & Shuttle Program[/URL][/B][/B]) Having said that, if you take the same bullet out of your .30-06 and provide a more powerful thrust like out of a .300 RUM and larger, as we all know the velocity changes significantly. :D I definitely miss my flightline days, thanks for bringing back some awesome memories. Cheers! [/QUOTE]
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