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Originally Posted by notorious
You have to watch some documentaries on the 70. The plane would be considered amazing even by today's standards.
It harnessed the shockwave between the wings (folded down) and used the energy to cruise (long distances) at Mach 3+.
Insane performance, but ultimately shut down due to SAM's.
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wow. interesting. Never heard of the plane/prgram. I"ll have to read up on it. the Cold War era is my sick hobby.
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