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20th October 2005 | 14:58

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From: Peripatetic

SR-71 Engine

"At Mach 3, the inlet itself produces 54% of total thrust through pressure recovery, the engine contributing only 17% and the ejector system 29%. The compression ratio at cruise is 40 to 1."