Just for reference and to back up my remark about 100,000 ft:
Just for reference and to back up my remark about 100,000 ft:
https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/197972/mcdonnell-douglas-f-15-streak-eagle/
Thanks for the link. I didn't know they had a special test model ever get that high. A regular service duty, nah.
Thanks for the link. I didn't know they had a special test model ever get that high. A regular service duty, nah.
I agree, unless you strip a regular service tail of all unnecessary equipment it might do it, but then it would no longer be a line tail.
I agree, unless you strip a regular service tail of all unnecessary equipment it might do it, but then it would no longer be a line tail.
As an ex fuel guy I wonder what kind of mixture they were using. The SR-71 had to use JP-6 instead of JP-4 which needs more oxygen. All regular planes use JP-8 now. It's amazing they can change up the mixture to make it weigh less or have different vapor pressures.
As an ex fuel guy I wonder what kind of mixture they were using. The SR-71 had to use JP-6 instead of JP-4 which needs more oxygen. All regular planes use JP-8 now. It's amazing they can change up the mixture to make it weigh less or have different vapor pressures.
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