The Insane Engineering of the SR-71 Blackbird

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Editor: Stephanie Sammann
Animator: Mike Ridolfi
Sound: Graham Haerther
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References:

[1] https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/pdf/88507main_H-2179.pdf
[2] https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090007797.pdf
[3] https://www.amazon.com/Lockheed-SR-71-Blackbird-onwards-Workshop/dp/0857331566

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