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But the biggest challenge
is the propulsion system. The most powerful jet engines in the world
only produce speeds of Mach 2. So, how do you get a plane
to cruise at Mach 3? The answer, engineering genius
in the shape of air throttles, movable cones that control the airflow
into the engines. The cones produce an amazing 70%
of the plane's total thrust, allowing the SR-71 to fly at two-thirds
of a mile per second
is the propulsion system. The most powerful jet engines in the world
only produce speeds of Mach 2. So, how do you get a plane
to cruise at Mach 3? The answer, engineering genius
in the shape of air throttles, movable cones that control the airflow
into the engines. The cones produce an amazing 70%
of the plane's total thrust, allowing the SR-71 to fly at two-thirds
of a mile per second
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But the biggest challenge
is the propulsion system.
00:00:05.922 --> 00:00:08.925
The most powerful jet engines in the world
only produce speeds of Mach 2.
00:00:10.076 --> 00:00:14.263
So, how do you get a plane
to cruise at Mach 3?
00:00:15.974 --> 00:00:20.353
The answer, engineering genius
in the shape of air throttles,
00:00:20.436 --> 00:00:23.898
movable cones that control the airflow
into the engines.
00:00:25.233 --> 00:00:29.195
The cones produce an amazing 70%
of the plane's total thrust,
00:00:29.278 --> 00:00:33.157
allowing the SR-71 to fly at two-thirds
of a mile per second.
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Scientists investigate unusual events from pop culture, science and history.
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