PhilosopherPilot
Well-Known Member
I went to the new museum at Dulles this past weekend. It is amazing there! I was there with a few fellow pilots, and we had a question about the SR-71's engines.
It is a ram jet correct? It uses that cone in front to compress the air instead of fans? If it uses ram air to build compression, how does it generate thrust at low airspeeds? It must have some sort of fan, right? Do the afterburners produce most of the thrust at low airspeeds?
Thanks!
Grayson
It is a ram jet correct? It uses that cone in front to compress the air instead of fans? If it uses ram air to build compression, how does it generate thrust at low airspeeds? It must have some sort of fan, right? Do the afterburners produce most of the thrust at low airspeeds?
Thanks!
Grayson