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They were initially Buicks, then Chevy later on [1] [1] https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Engines/starting-the-sr-71-blackbirds-j58-engines-ag330-start
by EdwardCoffin 3y ago
They were initially Buicks, then Chevy later on [1]
[1] https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Engines/starting-the-sr-71-blackbirds-j58-engines-ag330-start-cart https://www.thesr71blackbird.com/Aircraft/Engines/starting-t...
- EdwardDiego 3y agoThat was a great read, thank you. TIL about TEB, and how at one point they were investigating coal slurry as a fuel? (Although tbh that sounds like someone having fun on Wikipedia).
- EdwardCoffin 3y agoYou can hear the starter cart in some of the YouTube videos, like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFO--wzFfUs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFO--wzFfUs - it really gets going around the two minute mark.