Lockheed sr 71

RoMiG21 on Instagram: “HISTORY OF THE SR-71 BLACKBIRD - PART 47 Construction of the 24th 🇺🇸 SR-71 airframe SN 61-7973 began on 14 January 1966 with rollout of the…”

The Pratt & Whitney J58 (company designation JT11D-20) was a jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft. The J58 was a single-spool turbojet with an afterburner. It had a unique bleed from the compressor to the afterburner which gave increased thrust at high speeds.

SR 71 Blackbird

June 9, 2017 - Lockheed Martin report that work on the planned SR-72 – a strike and reconnaissance aircraft capable of topping Mach 6 – can begin thanks to development in hypersonic technologies, including a combined cycle propulsion system that merges a jet and rocket engine. infographic

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