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The Blackbird - The engine so extreme it nearly broke the A-12
The J58 was the heart of the Blackbird program, but also one of its biggest threats. It demanded exotic materials, radical ...
In 1984, an SR-71 Blackbird flying at 83,000 feet over the Soviet Kola Peninsula lost both Pratt & Whitney J58 engines simultaneously — and dropped 65,000 feet toward the Barents Sea in less than two ...
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