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Pretty amazing. Here is another SR-71 story that broke up mid-flight at Mach >3: http://www.barthworks.com/aviation/sr71breakup.htm http://www.barthworks.com/av
by kayoone 13y ago
Pretty amazing. Here is another SR-71 story that broke up mid-flight at Mach >3: http://www.barthworks.com/aviation/sr71breakup.htm http://www.barthworks.com/aviation/sr71breakup.htm
- dba7dba 13y agoThanks for the article. Quotes from it. > The SR-71 had a turning radius of about 100 mi. at that speed (above Mach 3) and altitude. Also, during his 1st flight after the accident, Eject light went on in the back seat due to electrical issue. Because the backseater cannot see front seat, the backseater momentarily thought the pilot ejected without telling him...