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Wissam El Kadamani1 year ago

Degrees. Not degrees Celsius

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Engineering Explained1 year ago

Sorry for mistake

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NO-_-XIII1 year ago

The engine had two mechanism First the engine used a turbojet to reach the speed needed and then switch to ramjet mode Also the cone design and gradient was important (if I am not mistaken)to build supersonic pressure for the ramjet combustion (ramjet and scramjet can't take off)

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The SCIF1 year ago

The SR-71 and F-22 will always remain 2 of the greatest aircrafts ever made and my all-time favorites. The F-15 can have a seat at the table as well at number 3.

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Gra-bov-skyh with a y1 year ago

The most amazing statistic about the SR-71 is that it was designed and constructed before the pocket calculator was ever invented.

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Adriano J Fernandes1 year ago

Now americans measure angles in Celsius! Thats an evolution 😁😁

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🦋𝐢𝐑𝐡𝐚1 year ago

“18 degrees Celsius”. Next!

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E1 year ago

Stopped watching at “Compression angle reaches 18 degrees Celsius”

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JWalsh1 year ago

Eighteen Degrees Celsius? Are you sure this is correct? It’s the temperature of a slightly cold day.

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