The J58 required the use of a special AG330 engine starter cart to spool the engines up to the proper rotational speed for starting. Taken at Beale Air Force Base (AFB) in 1986, the impressive video ...
Key Points and Summary - The SR-71 Blackbird, the world's fastest air-breathing manned aircraft, held its speed record not because of its airframe's limits, but due to a crucial safety restriction on ...
Skunk Works was responsible for developing the SR-71 Blackbird, which was able to achieve M3.2 with specially designed Pratt & Whitney J58 engines. The powerplants were able to function as a low-speed ...
INDUCTED: Engine maker Pratt & Whitney has been inducted into the Blackbird Laurels Society to recognize its contributions to the U.S. Air Force's SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft. Two P&W J58 ...