It must have been so cool for the guy who mans the boom to refuel the Blackbird...I hear that the tanker had to go about as fast as it could and the Blackbird so slow that it was almost in a stall from going too darn slow in order to accomplish the refueling! What a machine!!
Because it is a ramjet, it has to go fast in order for the engines to keep working. Iirc, it doesnt need that for takeoff, but once it hits speed, it needs to remain at speed until it lands.
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The SR-71 Blackbird was a milestone in aviation.
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It must have been so cool for the guy who mans the boom to refuel the Blackbird...I hear that the tanker had to go about as fast as it could and the Blackbird so slow that it was almost in a stall from going too darn slow in order to accomplish the refueling! What a machine!!
Because it is a ramjet, it has to go fast in order for the engines to keep working. Iirc, it doesnt need that for takeoff, but once it hits speed, it needs to remain at speed until it lands.
Beautiful, fast and unique! - A technological revolution and wonder for it's time.
The KC 135 and the SR 71 do not burn the same fuels. This means that the KC 135 cannot use the fuel in the refueling tank to power its own engines.
The best pilots ever
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