That is an outstanding video!This shows exactly what Snover was talking about
That is an outstanding video!This shows exactly what Snover was talking about
Good god the technology back then on this thing is amazing.This shows exactly what Snover was talking about
I had to watch it twice to even get close to understand, and still don’t.That is an outstanding video!
I had to watch it twice to even get close to understand, and still don’t.
Ain't it, though? Tell me any other engine you know of with a 90:1 compression ratio. And the concomitant 90:1 expansion ratio? This thing, by by being fed it's own shockwaves, was, literally, supercharging itself as a consequence of its own speed! How freaking awesome is that?I had to watch it twice to even get close to understand, and still don’t.
Check out the book "Skunkworks," by Ben Rich. Rich was Kelly Johnson's right-hand man at Lockheed, and he was the the man who thought up the inlets for the Blackbird. The book is his autobiography and deals with several projects he worked on while at Lockheed. Including more info on the development and deployment of the Blackbird than one could have ever hoped for. He goes into the Blackbird at length.Beyond cool. It is unreal what those engineers accomplished - inventing technology as the project progressed. What an exciting time it must have been for them.
Good god the technology back then on this thing is amazing.
Ain't it, though? Tell me any other engine you know of with a 90:1 compression ratio. And the concomitant 90:1 expansion ratio? This thing, by by being fed it's own shockwaves, was, literally, supercharging itself as a consequence of its own speed! How freaking awesome is that?