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tomed63 -> RE: SR-71 (6/19/2015 8:35:09 PM)
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Hey
The engine inlets are curved and are controllable inflight.at high altitude the inlets are moved in to change the airflow to the engines.
I was in Kadena, Okinawa when one landed in the early morning and the fuselage skin glowed cherry red due to the titanium skin and the mach speed of the aircraft.
I worked on the U2R aircraft and our pilots wore the same spacesuit on missions. Using the spacesuit required them to pre-breathe pure oxygen before flight. the SR71 use the same pre-flight system.
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