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02-13-2003, 06:38 AM
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Vehicle: 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, 2004 Kia Sorento, 2010 Kia Soul
The SR-71 Blackbird. Fastest plane ever.
Here's some notes on that plane...
Weapontry: None
Speed: Classified. The pilots wear a patch that says "Mach 3+" It's belived to go at least Mach 6. The replacement for the Blackbird, the Aurora is belived to go at least Mach 12. On announced flights the 71 makes it from NY to LA in about 1 hour.
Ceiling: (How high it flies) Stratosphere, the crew has to wear the same suits as astronauts. Something near 300,000 feet.
Some interesting facts...
Fuel: The SR-71 leaks fuel from it's wings the entire time it's on the ground. If you look closely, you can see some hanging under the engines. When the plane takes off it is almost out of fuel from the leaking and takeoff and has to be immediately in flight refueled. After it's been flying for a few the skin heats up and the holes in the wings seal. You also cannot light this fuel with a match, it takes a chemical reaction to start combustion.
Heat: It flies so fast and creats so much heat that the metal structrure is re-tempered every time it files. No 2 planes are the same because of this. Every replacement part must be custom made.
If I remember any more I'll post em.
Here's some notes on that plane...
Weapontry: None
Speed: Classified. The pilots wear a patch that says "Mach 3+" It's belived to go at least Mach 6. The replacement for the Blackbird, the Aurora is belived to go at least Mach 12. On announced flights the 71 makes it from NY to LA in about 1 hour.
Ceiling: (How high it flies) Stratosphere, the crew has to wear the same suits as astronauts. Something near 300,000 feet.
Some interesting facts...
Fuel: The SR-71 leaks fuel from it's wings the entire time it's on the ground. If you look closely, you can see some hanging under the engines. When the plane takes off it is almost out of fuel from the leaking and takeoff and has to be immediately in flight refueled. After it's been flying for a few the skin heats up and the holes in the wings seal. You also cannot light this fuel with a match, it takes a chemical reaction to start combustion.
Heat: It flies so fast and creats so much heat that the metal structrure is re-tempered every time it files. No 2 planes are the same because of this. Every replacement part must be custom made.
If I remember any more I'll post em.